BitTorrent Strikes Back February 16, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Fair Use, Net Neutrality, Opinion.trackback
BitTorrent, the protocol, essentially allows for the distributed exchange of files. It isn’t really much different from http or ftp. Following copyrights and other applicable laws, it is efficient and simple. Distributing material in violation of copyright or other laws is wrong and creates problems for everyone else. Comcast, in their infinite wisdom, has been putting BitTorrent on a slow track, ostensibly because it uses too much of the service for which its customers have already paid. Turns out that won’t slow down the protocol for long. TorrentFreak is reporting that work is already underway to circumvent Comcasts questionable restrictions. The article explains the issue better than I can.
the new tracker peer obfuscation technique is especially designed to be a workaround for throttling devices
http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-devs-introduce-comcast-busting-encryption-080215/
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