SOPA's latest threat: IP blocking, privacy-busting packet inspection. (news.cnet.com) 32 points by JDulin 14y ago ↗ HN
[–] hessenwolf 14y ago ↗ Pfft... are they also planning on making encrypting all of our packets illegal? [–] nextparadigms 14y ago ↗ Wasn't there an article 2 days ago saying that law enforcement thinks encryption is "too strong"? [–] wmf 14y ago ↗ No, if a site uses SSL they'll just block the whole thing. [–] davidu 14y ago ↗ As someone who went to Washington to meet with the folks who wrote this garbage, I can confidently say yes. It will be considered a circumvention device when you use a VPN or encryption service to route around the blocks.
[–] nextparadigms 14y ago ↗ Wasn't there an article 2 days ago saying that law enforcement thinks encryption is "too strong"?
[–] davidu 14y ago ↗ As someone who went to Washington to meet with the folks who wrote this garbage, I can confidently say yes. It will be considered a circumvention device when you use a VPN or encryption service to route around the blocks.
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