[kictanet] IF CCK CHOOSES TO MONITOR INTERNET TRAFFIC, WILL IT ALSO MANAGE TO BLOCK TORRENTS THAT CONSUME BANDWIDTH?

[Michelle Tongo]

@Alex
DPI could work for sure...but then again there is no need to do it on a
site basis.

On 1 May 2012 15:00, Alex Kamiru <nderitualex at gmail.com> wrote:

>  DPI would make blocking possible irrespective of torrent clients,
> protocol etc. There would also be no need to do it per site such as pirates
> bay. The only other way to make blocking impossible is through encrypting
> traffic eg in VPN or tunnels such as ssh tunnels.
>
>
> On 05/01/2012 02:18 PM, Peter Wakaba wrote:
>
> first, torrents evolve. Will CCK evolve as fast? I dont think so. ( THEY
> WILL END UP STUCK WITH EXPENSIVE/OBSOLTE SOFTWARE/ HARDWARE)
> Second, torrent clients are not generic, so will CCK be able to pin down
> all the different types? I dont know.
> Third, in the west they have decided to take down the largest pirates
> (read TIM dot Com and Newzealand). But even then, with Napster down,
> Megaupload gone... i still have thousands of peers seeding from every
> torrent i download.
>
> Its only a matter of time before someone else come up with something that
> makes torrents obsolete. rather than blockading the media owners should be
> thinking disruptive techonology, something that makes torrents irrelevant.
>
> My two cents.
>
>
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