[Nottingham] Is Deep Packet Inspection the death of smtp and http?

[Dan Caseley]

I've got no real issue with companies holding my data, per se.

I make a trade with Google with every day - my search history, browsing
history, location data, mail contents, etc., etc., in exchange for "free"
access to their web services. I don't mind this. I'm hoping that
eventually, they'll know me well enough that adverts become useful content
instead!

Conversely, I'm incensed by my company's data policy that allows them to
hand over my data at will. Even when any legal restrictions are taken into
account, the idea that the company could trade my data to some advantage
without my direct, per-instance consent makes me really, really uneasy.

I don't have any problem with DPI if it's to my benefit (and I wouldn't
call "keeping your bills low by reselling your data" a benefit), and if I
have alternatives if I change my mind later.

Am I mad to worry that I'm not worried enough about privacy? I frequently
feel that I'm in the minority on this issue.

Dan

On 22 May 2012 14:23, Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> As deep packet inspection and abuse of the contents of all our
> interaction with all and anything on the internet becomes ever more
> intrusive...
>
> Is this where smtp (email) and http (web browsing) both go the same way
> of the old telnet of years ago?
>
>
> https, vpns, and darknets, and everything-encryption all the way?
>
> :-(
>
>
> Where once we had Vikings and  buccaneering Privateers, is this where we
> now have Marketeers? :-(
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
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