[Linux-aus] bigpond now uses proxy servers to spy on 'us'

[James Turnbull]

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Brendan O'Dea wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 04, 2006 at 09:03:19AM +1000, James Turnbull wrote:
>> Bigpond (Cable at least) have had transparent proxies for years.  
>> Terrible at admitting they exist when trouble-shooting problems but they 
>> are there.  Certainly Bigpond aren't the only carrier/provider to use 
>> them or Akamai - I am fairly sure PIPE, iinet, Internode and Netspace 
>> and a few other players have all installed Akamai cluster proxies a 
>> while back.
> 
> Akamai is NOT a transparent proxy.  It is a way for content providers to
> host content close to the consumer.  ISPs often host Akamai servers to
> speed access for their customers and reduce international bandwidth.

I know they aren't transparent proxies - the original poster's concern
was privacy and most specifically Akamai's WebTrends product offering.
Akamai offer more than content acceleration or balancing.

Regards

James Turnbull

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