They just dont learn do they folks
http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-encryption-myths-071108/A recently published article by The Register claims that an increase in encrypted BitTorrent traffic is due to the fact that people want to hide or scramble the files they are sharing. Apparently some tech journalists, and in particular the anti-piracy organizations, have no clue what BitTorrent encryption actually does.
The Register claims that filesharers use encryption to scramble their data so they can protect themselves from being caught, and the comments from a music industry representative make it seem like people can indeed hide what they are sharing. Unfortunately, none of it is true
I’ll try to explain it once more to the BPI, IFPI and RIAA and some tech journalists, just so they don’t embarrass themselves again in the future. BitTorrent encryption has nothing to do with hiding the data you’re sharing, it only hides the fact that you’re using BitTorrent to do so.
Encryption was designed to prevent ISPs from throttling BitTorrent traffic, which they started doing approximately 2 years ago. ISPs use so called traffic shaping devices to identify and slow down BitTorrent traffic because it takes up a lot of bandwidth (read: costs a lot of money). BitTorrent encryption, which is now supported by all the popular BitTorrent clients, hides the protocol header. As a result, these devices can’t detect that someone is using BitTorrent and you can download at full speed.
So, encryption does not hide the actual data people are sharing, everyone can still connect to a BitTorrent swarm, record your IP-address, and send you an infringement notice.
Each year we read more ill informed propaganda from the BPI and other Cartel members and each year they are shown up as fake claims backed by variously biased "paid for research" that no one else can duplicate amazingly enough, is it not time they stopped attempting to defraud folks with lies and innuendo that make them look even more like the pararsites they are on humanity ?
It seems to me that they utilise their cartel/monopoly control of the big networks to push their lies and this is the realm they should be driven out of by more public comments on their false claims, publicity they dont control is something they are scared of, lets take the battle to them as often as we can.
