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[Asad]

Dear Valued Customer:

As per letter attached from Pakistan Telecom Authority
(PTA) for your kind information, all Micronet Broadband
customers are requested to provide information
regarding any encrypted Virtual Private Networks(EVPNs)
established/used by them using Micronet Broadband
services. Customer are requested to provide the
following information for onward forwarding to PTA
by Friday July 29, 2011:

1. Purpose for which EVPN(s) is/are being used.
2. Customer premises IP address(es).
3. Remote end IP address(es).


The above information is required for getting
approval of PTA and legalizing these VPNs. Failure
to provide this information required will result in
action as per rules and regulation of PTA as outlined
in attached PTA letter.

Customers are requested to send this information
to [removed] only.

Your timely cooperation in this regard will be deeply
appreciated.


Best Regards

Manager
Technical Assistance Center
Micronet Broadband Pvt. Ltd.
Islamabad

What is PTA hoping to achieve?

[scuzzy]

Bye Bye internet freedom. Gradually all freedoms are being restricted in Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

[Faisal]

Why VPNs ? what do people with VPNs do?

[executionist]

Did they send that to everyone or were you using a VPN?

[Jhon Paul]

Well what all may be the reason why PTA is involved in such sort of activities.... ?

[Imran]

Bye Bye internet freedom. Gradually all freedoms are being restricted in Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

nowadays its democratic republic of pakistan

[Asad-Ahmad]

This made it to Slashdot, in a more worrying way and possibility, of all of encryption being planned to be blocked.
http://yro.slashdot....-Ban-Encryption

I read the PTA law, but that is dated March, and the typical mumbo jumbo in it doesn't really specify how or why they intend to block encryption and to what end. What about the SSL only services? What about e-commerce and net banking?. Expecting them to realize that it violates free speech and privacy is just unfair to their numb-head officials and their mentality.

Edited by Asad-Ahmad, 30 July 2011 - 03:46 PM.

[mtrtmk]

I came across the same slashdot/techdirt article and was just about to post the link. While doing a google search, came across another blog.
PTA sent letter to its licensees for the legalization of their customers Virtual Private Networks
There is a Micronet message identical to the one posted in the first post followed by a scan of a letter titled "Usage of Encrypted VPNs" sent by PTA.

Edited by mtrtmk, 30 July 2011 - 03:51 PM.

[metaltongue]

they cant do it, not possible.

[Nabz]

Welcome to North Korea.

[mtrtmk]

Welcome to North Korea.

Welcome to USA
MythBuster Adam Savage: SOPA Could Destroy the Internet as We Know It
http://en.wikipedia....line_Piracy_Act

[kashifyy]

Welcome to USA
MythBuster Adam Savage: SOPA Could Destroy the Internet as We Know It
http://en.wikipedia....line_Piracy_Act

Iran*

they cant do it, not possible.

x2

Edited by kashifyy, 21 December 2011 - 05:49 PM.

[ShahZor]

Another stupid act by so called regularity authority. The fools don't even know the real concerns behind their pointless act and some others e.g SMS filtering phobia and demanding search engines for email data. . Now whether they're afraid of apposition using it for some strategic communications? or public using it to access adult content?, but there are hundred other legitimate uses of it, and most importantly how can they put restrictions on our privacy right?. Just shameless

[blogger]

Novus Ordo Seclorum
But seriously, Why pulling out a dead thread!