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

[Joly MacFie]

(via Lauren Weinstein)



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

http://torrentfreak.com/att-gets-patent-to-monitor-and-track-file-sharing-traffic-130628/

    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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