[143319] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: US internet providers hijacking users' search queries
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Palmer)
Fri Aug 5 21:54:15 2011
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 11:53:41 +1000
From: Matthew Palmer <mpalmer@hezmatt.org>
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On Fri, Aug 05, 2011 at 06:53:50PM -0600, Brielle wrote:
> Until they start MitM the ssl traffic, fake certs and all. Didn't a
> certain repressive regime already do this tactic with facebook or some
> other major site?
Yes, there's plenty of rogue CAs. That's an easier problem to solve (though
still difficult) than trying to stop traffic interception with plain HTTP.
- Matt
--
There's a term for those who fantasize that the world works in precisely the
way that produces maximum convenience for them, despite years of evidence to
the contrary. The term is "Morons".
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