Re: [Skunkworks] [ke-internetusers] E-Spying? - Scanning E-Content.

Hold those horses! In theory: So one can give an ISP kitu kikubwa and they can spy for a company info from a competing company? So one *can* track alot of communication in/out of a company/individual. This is disturbing. I wonder how much confidential email is encrypted before sending. O_O --- On Tue, 4/28/09, Wire James <lunghabo@linuxsolutions.co.ug> wrote: From: Wire James <lunghabo@linuxsolutions.co.ug> Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] E-Spying? - Scanning E-Content. To: "wesley kiriinya" <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com> Cc: "Skunk Works" <skunkworks@my.co.ke>, "ke-users" <ke-internetusers@bdix.net> Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 11:01 AM Wesley Content scanning happens. I worked for ISPs and know what they do. Just that they may not do it for each and everything. Some ISPs for right reasons tend to block certain 'ports' to prevent access to certain services in order to conserve the bandwidth usage e.t.c. Wire On Mon, 2009-04-27 at 23:15 -0700, wesley kiriinya wrote: People have been talking about their e-mails not being delivered because the provider has blocked particular ports (among other net connection issues, especially to some websites). Out of pure curiosity, could some providers be scanning content passing through their networks? How would a provider go about scanning content? I think it will be an interesting discussion to know how this can be archieved, even though it might not be currently happening. o_O? _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers@bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers -- Wire Lunghabo James Linux Solutions Blog: http://www.computerworld.co.ug/blogs/wire-james => Share One Computer among 10 users working simultaneously <= => Reduce computer electricity bills by 60% <= => Lower your expenses on computer servicing by 50% <= => Significantly Reduce IT support costs <= **** Contact Linux Solutions today for the ideal solution **** "For Exceptional Services, Innovative and High quality Products" Office: +256-312-278767 Cell: +256-712-726609

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 11:20 AM, wesley kiriinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>wrote:
Hold those horses!
In theory:
So one can give an ISP kitu kikubwa and they can spy for a company info from a competing company? So one *can* track alot of communication in/out of a company/individual. This is disturbing.
Just don't use their mail servers. Have your own and ....
I wonder how much confidential email is encrypted before sending.
Make this policy, and enforce it by configuring the MuAs, or give everyone ObamaBerry :-) Encrypted by default. PS: Most organizations don't look at security that way. Once they have a stupid disclaimer on the e-mail, they are home and dry. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain
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