| From: | Matt Sealey |
| Date: | 16 Aug 2000 at 20:25:21 |
| Subject: | Re: PGP and UUen/decode |
Hello Alan
On 16-Aug-00, you wrote:
>> Read between the lines, Alan - they'll also pull up to THEIR house and get
>> THEIR private key as well.
>
> thats okay - as thats them :-)
So they have YOUR key and THEIR key, that's both public and private keys.
They can now pretty much read any mail either of you sent to each other
with those keys. Do you see why getting a new key wouldn't help here?
>> Only by monitoring the traffic to my IP address..
>
> easily done -the volume of data is dramatically reduced when you've only
> got one address to look at. of course, they'd have to keep tabs on which
> address you are given each time you dial in
Dial in? On ADSL?
>> Well maybe, but what are the chances of that happening? Do I
>> really have to explain how much data goes through an ISP? :)
>
> no - but they dont have to look at all the data. they could even install a
> small router just for your address ;-)
But that's exactly what they WILL be doing: I'll have a small router :) As a
"business" customer though, I'd be pretty pissed if they were snooping my
connection and reading my data without my permission. Any business
would. Hell, what right do an ISP have to monitor a legitimate business'
traffic? None, not even in the RIP bill (it's optional, and down to the
business to conduct surveillance internally ;)
As a "business" customer, I'd be pretty much "safe".
Thanks
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