[ NNSquad ] Re: Google Hijacked -- Major ISP to Intercept and Modify Web Pages

[Brett Glass <nnsquad@brettglass.com>]

Mr. Smith:

If you know how the Internet Protocol works, you should know that
EVERY device which routes an IP packet changes it. It puts its
own MAC address on the outgoing packet, and also changes the
"time to live" field. It may also change other portions of the
packet as appropriate.

--Brett Glass


	[ Brett, Joshua specifically said *content*.  The issue
          is changing what's inside the truck without the permission
          of the shipper or final addressee, not the changing of
          tires or other truck parts along the road as necessary
          to reach the final destination.

                                  -- Lauren Weinstein
                                     NNSquad Moderator ]



At 08:42 AM 12/9/2007, Joshua Smith wrote:
 
>It's simply amazing to me that ISP's believe they have the right to
>modify the content of what they are transporting.  Imagine if other
>industries did something similar.  Think about a trucking company
>modifying every piece of freight on one of their trucks.  No body
>would argue that those actions were acceptable.
>
>
>Thanks,
>Josh Smith