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Invisible wrote:
> Mike Raiford wrote:
>> Invisible wrote:
>>
>>>> So now many clients support encryption. Run it through port 443 and
>>>> they
>>>> can't tell it apart from online banking :)
>>>
>>> ...except for the massive quantity of data. :-P
>>>
>>> Traffic analysis, anyone?
>>
>> Hmm, massive amounts of data encrypted and obscured are bound to raise
>> a few eyebrows.
>
> Indeed. A typical HTTPS session transaction is, what, 200 KB?
> Transferring multiple GB of data in both directions might look
> *slightly* suspicious...
>
> Thinking about it, all an ISP *really* needs to do is block any network
> transaction involving "large" amounts of data. That'll block any
> concievably file-sharing technology, not just BitTorrent.
Or they can just start charging you by the MB once you've exceeded a
certain monthly cap. Some ISPs in the U.S. are doing just that.
--
~Mike
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