On 21 November 2016 12:20:41 GMT+00:00, Mike Zanker <mike@zanker.uk> wrote:

On 21 Nov 2016, at 11:49, Chris Dennis <cgdennis@btinternet.com> wrote:

 Here's a question: is BitFolk an 'ISP' for the purposes of the bill?  -- does it collect metadata about traffic in and out of my VPS?
 
 If not, would it make sense to use my BitFolk VPS as a VPN, so that it proxies my home internet connection?  I've been toying with the idea of using software such as OpenVPN for this, and the bill (very nearly an Act now) gives me another reason for getting on with it.
 
 The alternative would be to use a paid-for VPN provider such as the ones recommended in that article.

I must admit that I’ve been thinking along the same lines, although my ISP (Andrews & Arnold) is vehemently opposed to the bill and is making their own plans. I think the IP Bill allows for DPI of the
backhauls, though, so the monitoring and logging could be done before your packets even get to your ISP, hence the need for VPN.

I’m not sure what the throughput would be on our VPS, though - it’s pretty CPU-intensive. Would it be likely to cause issues to the hosting servers?

Cheers,

Mike

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