[ NNSquad ] "ISPs Already Violating Net Neutrality To Block Encryption And Make Everyone Less Safe Online"

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

"ISPs Already Violating Net Neutrality To Block Encryption And Make
Everyone Less Safe Online"

(Techdirt): https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141012/06344928801/revealed-isps-already-violating-net-neutrality-to-block-encryption-make-everyone-less-safe-online.shtml

   "In the second instance, Golden Frog shows that a wireless broadband
    Internet access provider is interfering with its users' ability to
    encrypt their SMTP email traffic. This broadband provider is
    overwriting the content of users' communications and actively blocking
    STARTTLS encryption. This is a man-in-the-middle attack that prevents
    customers from using the applications of their choosing and directly
    prevents users from protecting their privacy."

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If it's true that an ISP is purposely tampering with SMTP responses to
try disable STARTTLS, it's utterly horrendous and unacceptable.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Founder:
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Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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