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Open Source Switzerland Network Testing Tool Catches ISP Throttlers In the Act


Open Source Switzerland Network Testing Tool Catches ISP Throttlers In the Act

As part of an effort to thwart future ISP infractions, a la Comcast,
the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released Switzerland, an
open source software tool for "testing the integrity of data
communications over networks, ISPs and firewalls." If you've been
following Comcast for any amount of time over the past year or so, you
know exactly what that means.

It's available for download now, but be warned: this is an alpha
release command line tool (read: newbies need not apply just yet).
Serious code monkeys are encouraged to download and kick the tires a
bit to see if it does as advertised. Mainly, that means detection of
packet modifications or injections as they travel over IP networks.
Past culprits in this category include anti-P2P tools from Sandvine
(Comcast vs. BitTorrent), AudibleMagic, advertising injection systems
like FairEagle, and censorship programs like those used in China.

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