Comments on: Computer Security Expert Testifies that the RIAA Can’t Identify Users by IP Address

By: Leishtek

Leishtek — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:03:34 +0000

it is both your MAC address+IP address that identifies you on a computer network or online. Spoffing both, well that’s mighty difficult. However, if someone were to perform a M.I.T.M. attack & surf over your connection to dL files, that is plausible. Heck, i’ve done it before!! dL all the stuff you want, and never be discovered. I like THAT a lot better than anyone knowing i’m ripping off their bandwith. hahah!

By: Boomer The Dog

Boomer The Dog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

The security expert should know because those are the guys who are always pushing business to put in firewalls and proxies. At home what is one of the biggest things that ISPs tell users to do for security? That’s right use a firewall.

You can see what Jayson is talking about for yourself. Go to Panera Bread with a friend and your laptops and log on to their net. Go to http://www.ipchicken.com on both computers and likely you will see that both of you are using the same IP address. It’s cool I’ve tried it before!

By: mountain_rage

mountain_rage — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Not rocket science the route is the device that gains the main IP address and is now controlling the information traveling through that building. Your computer now resides behind an IP address assigned to you by the router. But the riaa will only see your routers IP address as that is the IP address that is sent across the web. Very interesting defense and should work well for big networks such as those found on campuses. It will however do little for a home network as it is obviously someone in the home who has done the file sharing and it comprises usually one of a couple computers. However if you have a wireless network this starts to make things interesting again as anyone driving by could potential piggy back on your network.

By: Zoness

Zoness — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Yeah a lot of this is common knowledge and the RIAA knows that I’m sure they just don’t want people to use it against them like Jayson did.

By: Signa

Signa — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

if i ever get sued thats so totally my defence. if they cant prove im guilty then they dont have a case. im sure some jack-ass lawyer would disagree but in a *rational* court of law it would be enough.

By: kdemetter

kdemetter — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

That’s what i’ve been doing for a long time . My ISP only allows me to have 1 ip adress so i use a router .

Basically every computer has a unique ip on that network ( internal ip ) but this gets translated into 1 external ip trough the router .

Off course this won’t protect you fom liability at home since they will simply go after the owner of the ip .
But on a large network like a school network that might work .

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By: NFSU2FREAK

NFSU2FREAK — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

what about static ip addresses then how do you track people if their ip address changes all the time.

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