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It's building on the Snoopers Charter 2016

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigatory_Powers_Act_201...

People seem to have forgotten that all major UK ISPs are now logging TCP connection metadata and all DNS queries

ISPs will send you warning letters if you're using bittorrent



We should have something that sets the TCP SYN bit in every packet (between participating hosts) so that it overloads surveillance systems.

Bittorrent letters aren't from a generic surveillance system - it's participating copyright holders downloading the files from you and then pressing charges for you sharing it to them.




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