Can ISPs be trusted?

gilpel at altern.org gilpel at altern.org
Sun Oct 11 04:00:13 UTC 2009


> On 10/09/2009 02:55 PM, gilpel at altern.org wrote:
>> Paul wrote:
>>
>>> If you have adequate security, your ISP should have no better access to
>>> your system/data than any other nefarious twerp on de intertubes.
>>> Actually
>>> even if you don't have security, your ISP has no better (or worse)
>>> access
>>> than the twerp.
>>
>> Then, I'm afraid Fedora's security is not as tight as it's supposed to
>> be.
>> See my answer to Phil Meyer.
>
> I would say that Paul's response is not correct.
>
> Since the ISP is directly in the route of your data they can intercept
> it and manipulate it.

Of course, but I don't believe that's what Paul meant. He meant have
access to your system/data on your computer.

I would be delighted having to care only about data that goes through my
ISPs servers.

See:

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2009-October/msg00691.html




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