[Gllug] [OT] Reporting security vulnerabilities

[Alistair Mann]

Chris Bell wrote:
>  On Wed 29 Sep, James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
>
> > I think I will leave it alone. The system in question does not
> > really make any sense to me. It captures sky broadband customers
> > packets and sends them off to some IP address on BT's network. I
> > don't understand why Sky would want to send anything to their
> > competitor.
>
>  Because Sky contract out to BT?
>

Two things spring to mind:
1. The Internet Watch Foundation's shenanigans:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_the_United_Kingdom

2. Something similar to the TalkTalk stalker
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security/2010/08/24/web-scanner-complies-with-privacy-law-says-talktalk-40089904/

Cheers,
-- 
Alistair Mann


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