The STARTTLS filter was merely a tool used to divert and tap the traffic. It is the latter which is over the line.
randy, on a teensy non-computer On Nov 29, 2014, at 15:17, John Levine <[email protected]> wrote: >> i think of it as an intentional traffic hijack. i would be talking to a >> lawyer. > > If the lawyer says anything other than that 47 USC 230(c)(2)(A) > provides broad immunity for ISP content filtering, even if the filters > sometimes screw up, you need a new lawyer. > > Filtering STARTTLS on port 587 is pretty stupid, but not everything > that's stupid is illegal. > > R's, > John > > PS: I know enough technical people at Comcast that I would be > extremely surprised if it were Comcast doing this. There's plenty not > to like about the corporation, but the technical staff are quite > competent.
