OT: Privacy commissioner slaps Bell over traffic management

[Madison Kelly]

That was my take, too. I was all worked up at this thread's subject, 
read it hoping that something was going to change and left disappointed. 
Doubly so when I read that the findings, as toothless as they are, only 
spoke to Bell's own Sympatico clients and specifically gave the green 
light to screwing over us resellers.

Madi

Tyler Aviss wrote:
> Am I missing something? This "slap" still seems fairly
> toothless/useless to me. Basically the CRTC statement seems to be:
> 
>   "What you're doing is a violation of customers' privacy"
> with the solution being
>   "add a few lines of cover-my-butt legal muttering on various
> webpages and printouts telling customers what you're doing, update
> your links, and all will be fine"
> 
> Is there a point to that? It's not like customers have a real CHOICE
> in using Bell connections, especially those already using 3rd-party
> ISP's that run off Bell lines. Give customers the option to opt-out of
> DPI and then we're talking!
> 
> Basically they're not in any way punishing Bell for violating
> customers' privacy, but rather gently admonishing them for doing so
> without telling them (in some obscure and lengthy document that nobody
> will read nor be able to contest anyhow).
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 4:01 AM, meng<meng-R6A+fiHC8nRWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> This may be of interest to some :-)
>>
>> Privacy commissioner slaps Bell over traffic management
>> http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?id=idgml-f8c8388d-1425-4e20&Portal=448d158c-d857-4785-b759-ffa1c005933c&sub=501490
>>
>> Findings under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
>> PIPEDA Case Summary #2009-010
>> Report of Findings
>> Assistant Commissioner recommends Bell Canada inform customers about Deep Packet Inspection
>> http://www.priv.gc.ca/cf-dc/2009/2009_010_rep_0813_e.cfm#findings
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