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Originally Posted by DaveNull
Probably not getting into that much of a pissing match over, but with what can be done with QoS on a standard router and deep packet analysis I prefer to keep as much of my traffic encrypted as possible. We just hold different perspectives. You're a much more trusting user who's happy to put their faith into the goodwill of telecoms and and anti-malware providers.
I find telecoms to be distasteful organizations who put good people in prison for years and are hostile to their customers and anti-malware vendors to be snake oil salesmen who convince people to pay for an ineffectual level of protection while devaluing the technology they use and giving them a false sense of security.
Clearly we're two geeks who are perfectly comfortable with our respective world views.
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"Telecoms", as you say, don't put people in prison. Take a look into how many times an actual ISP has filed charges against one of their users. I'm sure you know a lot about deep packet analysis, but I assure you that your ISP isn't doing it. I have no idea what that has to do with anti-malware vendors though. Anti-malware protection is very real and is an important factor in keeping a PC free of unwanted exploits. A real-time anti-malware scanner like Malwarebytes Pro is one of the most effective applications in keeping a Windows PC free of nasties.