Peeking in Packets to Protect Pockets
Top Tech News, July 29, 2009
By Phil Yacuboski
A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing looking into what's known in the tech world as Deep Packet Inspection. If passed by Congress, the legislation would severely limit how Internet service providers monitor their customers. This means companies would not be able to track which Web sites you visit.
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