Do Cable Companies Fake Data Useage
My cable company website says I have been using around 12 gigabytes/month of data lately for my internet service. This sounds weird as we don't stream movies or download photos. We send maybe 2 -3 e...
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DiskDoctr wrote:magicbus wrote:DiskDoctr wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
- Do you skype? They use your computer as a node in thier system and will chew thru data if you don't get it turned off when not in use and just closing skype doesn't turn off this feature and it starts up automatically.
Got a link to this info?
If true, it is a theft of services by Skype and a HUGE security risk.
Skype super-node
Dave
Awesome! I have all rights to all data on my internal network. I should setup a high bandwidth Skype node, watch for excessive traffic, and capture all packets trespassing on my net.
How many videos/calls posted on YouTube do you think it will take before it becomes a CNN headline?
Hint: it may be a good time to sell Skype stock, lol.
1) Since you were unaware of this in the first place, odds are you don't have the tech know-how to unencrypt the data.
2) You gave those data rights to skype when you signed up for thier service. If you don't agree to thier terms and conditions, you don't get to use thier service. If you did have the tech know-how to get at the data, you could expect a lawyer and a sherif to show up to confiscate your computer...things would go downhill from there.
3) I found out about this issue a couple years ago. If it was a major threat from hackers and it was easily done, the stock would have tanked long before you found out about it.
