[ NNSquad ] AT&T Gets Patent to Monitor and Track File-Sharing Traffic

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

AT&T Gets Patent to Monitor and Track File-Sharing Traffic

http://j.mp/11P3xDn  (TorrentFreak)

    Titled "Method and apparatus for automated end to end content tracking
    in peer-to-peer environments," the patent covers an advanced
    monitoring system that can detect how often a certain title is
    downloaded. AT&T says this information can then be used to address
    network congestion or counter piracy.

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