Comment Its not all bad (Score 1) 308
The way things are going at the moment companies have a lot greater power than the governments themselves. It's easy to see what the future could be like if things continue down this path. At the moment the larger network providers have the ability to trace users if they so wish. Placing a packet sniffer on a link which connects to a peering point such as MAE-EAST or LINX would be very simple for them.
To my mind, I feel a lot more confident of a governmental agency such as MI5 having this ability, to protect, than just having companies who have no responsiblity to any government with that ability. At least with government agencies we elect them into power (in most countries) and they are responsible to us, the people.
To my mind, I feel a lot more confident of a governmental agency such as MI5 having this ability, to protect, than just having companies who have no responsiblity to any government with that ability. At least with government agencies we elect them into power (in most countries) and they are responsible to us, the people.
