Category Archives: DPI
Technology and Politics in Tunisia and Iran: Deep Packet Surveillance
For some time, I’ve been keeping an eye on how the Iranian government monitors, mediates, and influences data traffic on public networks. This has seen me write several posts, here and elsewhere, about the government’s usage of deep packet inspection, the implications of Iranian government surveillance, and the challenges posed by Iranian ISPs’ most recent network updates. Last month I was invited to give a talk at the Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture about the usage of deep packet inspection by the Iranian and Tunisian governments. Continue reading
Review: Surveillance or Security?
In Security or Security? The Real Risks Posed by New Wiretapping Technologies, Susan Landau focuses on the impacts of integrating surveillance systems into communications networks. Her specific thesis is that integrating surveillance capacities into communications networks does not necessarily or inherently … Continue reading
Deep Packet Inspection and Consumer Transparency
Deep packet inspection and Quality of Service infrastructure regularly mediates Canadians’ digital communications. Given the importance of our digital systems I think that ISPs should remain compliant with technical and regulatory transparency requirements, but also ensure that their policies are also transparent and understandable to end-users. Continue reading
Is Iran Now Actually Using Deep Packet Inspection?
Regardless of whether deep packet inspection or some other monitoring systems are being used to limit access to censorship evasion tools, the deployment of such systems is a massive evolution of Iranian surveillance and mediation efforts. The government attacker, partnered with ISPs, has become an even greater threat than before to free speech and association advocates, to say nothing of the members of the Green Revolution, than ever before. Continue reading
