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The master switch: The rise and fall of information empires
Image courtesy of Knopf Will the Internet remain open or will corporate and government interests change its character as with previous communication mediums? This question underlies The Master Switch....
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ISP traffic management technologies: The state of the art
ISPs have traditionally over-provisioned sections of their network to enable a high quality of service during times of high network usage. With the growth of over-the-top services (e.g. Hulu, YouTube,...
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Deep packet inspection: Its nature and implications
In this essay, prepared for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Clarke outlines the technical characteristics of DPI and its welcome and unwelcome uses. Technically, DPI transforms intermediary nodes...
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Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009-657: Review of the Internet traffic...
This policy follows from a complaint that accused Bell Canada of inappropriately using DPI equipment to slow some wholesale ISP customers’ data traffic. In the complaint, Bell asserted that DPI should...
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Report of Findings: Assistant Commissioner recommends Bell Canada inform...
This report follows from a complaint filed by the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC). CIPPIC alleged that Bell Canada used DPI to collect and use personal information from...
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The shadow factory: The ultra-secret NSA from 9/11 to the eavesdropping on...
Image courtesy of Doubleday This text traces the NSA’s integration of DPI appliances within key Internet infrastructure. Bamford first retells the September 11th terror attacks from the perspective of...
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Deep packet inspection meets Net neutrality, CALEA
In one of the earliest and most referenced popular articles on deep packet inspection, Anderson reports on the technical capacities, uses, and potential implications associated with networking...
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How deep packet inspection changed the privacy debate
Online advertisers have relied upon contextual and behavioral advertising techniques to target ads to users. The FTC and Congress have been relatively inactive in addressing privacy concerns around...
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Deep packet inspection: Technology, applications, and net neutrality
Mochalski’ and Schulze’s whitepaper distinguishes between DPI as a technology and its possible uses to modify social environments. While the technology can search for particular bits of information of...
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Deep Packet Inspection: The End of the Internet As We Know It?
Today’s Internet is guided by network neutrality, a principle that suggests that routers read packet headers and subsequently shuttle packets around the Internet on a best-effort basis. This idea is...
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