[funsec] "University Begins Reporting All P2P Users to the Police"

2010-11-13 Thread Shawn Merdinger
“Once individuals are identified, VSU hands responsibility over to police. Users can face felony punishments, including a possible prison sentence of up to five years and a fine of up to $250,000 per offense,” reports the student newspaper http://torrentfreak.com/university-begins-reporting-all-p2

Re: [funsec] "University Begins Reporting All P2P Users to the Police"

2010-11-13 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:34:11 EST, Shawn Merdinger said: > "Once individuals are identified, VSU hands responsibility over to > police. Users can face felony punishments, including a possible prison > sentence of up to five years and a fine of up to $250,000 per > offense," reports the student newsp

Re: [funsec] "University Begins Reporting All P2P Users to the Police"

2010-11-13 Thread Jeff Kell
On 11/13/2010 10:34 AM, Shawn Merdinger wrote: “Once individuals are identified, VSU hands responsibility over to police. Users can face felony punishments, including a possible prison sentence of up to five years and a fine of up to $250,000 per offense,” reports the student

Re: [funsec] "University Begins Reporting All P2P Users to the Police"

2010-11-13 Thread der Mouse
>> http://torrentfreak.com/university-begins-reporting-all-p2p-users-to-the-police-101112/ >> http://www.vsuspectator.com/2010/11/11/new-software-traces-illegal-downloads-on-campus/ > This will get *very* interesting the instant they turn a false > positive over to the cops. Or someone who *is* us

Re: [funsec] "University Begins Reporting All P2P Users to the Police"

2010-11-13 Thread Blue Boar
I'd be rather surprised if they can spot P2P traffic, but not determine which torrent is being transferred. BB On 11/13/10 7:35 PM, der Mouse wrote: >>> http://torrentfreak.com/university-begins-reporting-all-p2p-users-to-the-police-101112/ >>> http

Re: [funsec] "University Begins Reporting All P2P Users to the Police"

2010-11-14 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:17:56 PST, Blue Boar said: > I'd be rather surprised if they can spot P2P traffic, but not determine > which torrent is being transferred. Consider an encrypted torrent - it should be fairly easy to identify that it's a torrent by traffic analysis, but no clue what it is

Re: [funsec] "University Begins Reporting All P2P Users to the Police"

2010-11-14 Thread Blue Boar
That could help. Tracker is still going to provide a list of IPs participating in each torrent if you ask though, yes? BB On 11/14/10 4:48 PM, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: > On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:17:56 PST, Blue Boar said: >> I'd be rather surpri

Re: [funsec] "University Begins Reporting All P2P Users to the Police"

2010-11-14 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 7:48 PM, wrote: > On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:17:56 PST, Blue Boar said: >> I'd be rather surprised if they can spot P2P traffic, but not determine >> which torrent is being transferred. > > Consider an encrypted torrent - it should be fairly easy to identify > that it's a torr

Re: [funsec] "University Begins Reporting All P2P Users to the Police"

2010-11-14 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:19:57 PST, Blue Boar said: > That could help. Tracker is still going to provide a list of IPs > participating in each torrent if you ask though, yes? The fact a tracker says a given IP is participating doesn't in fact mean it is. You *do* know that at one point the copyright

Re: [funsec] "University Begins Reporting All P2P Users to the Police"

2010-11-14 Thread Blue Boar
Coupled with traffic to the other IPs in the swarm (which cannot be securely encrypted, I think?) would probably convince many juries. BB On 11/14/10 6:34 PM, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: > On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:19:57 PST, Blue Boar said: >> That could h