Verizon Rolling Out New 6 Strikes Anti-Piracy Policy; Throttles Offenders to 256kbps

[Dadmech]

Enterprise Network sniffing tools/probes at their towers. Verizon has the money..

I should hope so! With the obscene amounts we have to pay every month, they should have enough money to do what ever they want, regardless of whom they're watching....

[93fuelslut]

if they contact me, imma tell em to f*ck off. im already pissed abt my "surcharge"

[escomm12]

This news isn't directly related to Android stuff, but it is a Verizon story, and it pertains to their internet service, which is likely important to all of their users. A recent leak reveals the details of a new Anti-Piracy Policy that Verizon plans to implement in the near future. This new policy has apparently been developed in concert with the MPAA and RIAA to follow the US based Center for Copyright Information (CCI) guidelines.

This new policy seeks to do several things. First, it will prove as both an early warning system and educational awareness for folks who are violating copyright laws. Additionally, on the back-end, it will help Verizon and any other parties involved to create a trail of evidence to gather for any potential lawsuits against offenders. This new policy will be a 6 strikes procedure. Here's a quote with the details,



This seems like a fairly balanced approach for the industry to figure out a way to "police" copyright violations, but there is one caveat. This new policy will also apply to businesses. This basically means coffee houses, hotels, fast-food restaurants, apartment complexes & other small businesses can also find themselves subject to these rules. This would mean they have to figure out a way to enforce these rules on their free WiFi connections. That could be a daunting task. What do you guys think?

Source: BGR

I'm surprised that the big red giant as put something in our devices already. Thus giving them the capability to track whatever they wish. After all, big brother is alive and well in our every day lives as it is, why not in our cellular network? I'm in agreement with some of the posts, in that the small business owners that offer free wifi will suffer the most damage, if the carriers come after them. They (the small business owners) have no way of knowing who is abusing their networks, do they? I only wish that cities out there would jump on board and install city wide wifi for all to use, free. Then again, maybe they've tried and the carriers have shut them down, due to loss of data revenue. I'm a long time subscriber to Verizon, and will keep on using their network as long as they don't test my patience. I was on AT&T for about 6 months back when the iPhone 3G came out. Yes, I'm guilty, I bought one, tried it, and hated the coverage, so I went back to Verizon, and have been with them ever since. I now own a Motorola Droid Razr, which is my 2nd Droid, and what an incredible machine, so far ...