OT: BitTorrent, encryption, traffic shaping and the Internet

[Zoltan]

Meng Cheah wrote:
> Meng Cheah wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know of encrypted bittorrents and traffic shaping?
>>
>> This appeared in the BBC:
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/4758636.stm
>>
>> I find downloading isos by BitTorrent slower these days. I thought it 
>> was dues to traffic shaping by my ISP but if this catches on, I won't 
>> be surprised that encrypted bittorrents may be declared "illegal".
>>
>> Excepts from the above article:
>> "...As of last weekend the three biggest torrent programs carry 
>> automatic encryption...
>> However all this made us think the following: if torrent traffic is 
>> 30% and more of the internet, and it's going encrypted at a rate of 
>> knots, then where does that leave the spooks, spies and other law 
>> enforcement professionals who sit around monitoring the internet all 
>> day?..."
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> Oops.
> Allow me to rephrase "Does anyone know of encrypted bittorrents and 
> traffic shaping?"
> to "How do you detect if your ISP is using traffic shaping?'
>
This should give you the basics:
http://www.yyztech.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=73

The story has been going around for the last few months that Rogers is 
employing some kind of traffic shaping for BT clients.
As for detecting it, as far as I know, the  only way would be if you 
notice your transfer speeds have dropped drastically since you 
originally used it.

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