21 Nov
2016
21 Nov
'16
12:20 p.m.
On 21 Nov 2016, at 11:49, Chris Dennis <cgdennis(a)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