[imacomputer2]

"Comcast doesn’t monitor our customer’s browser software, web surfing or online history." That would imply that they don't even have a log of what requests are passing through their system. I find that extremely hard to believe.

[AnthonyMouse]

> That would imply that they don't even have a log of what requests are passing through their system. I find that extremely hard to believe.

They damn well better not be.

[opendais]

"Comcast did not respond to our inquiries but has mentioned a 180 day retention policy for IP-addresses in BitTorrent-related court documents. On some occasions cases have been dismissed because logs were no longer available, meaning that alleged infringers could not be identified.

The 180 day policy is also mentioned in the Comcast Law Enforcement Handbook that leaked in 2007."

https://torrentfreak.com/how-long-does-your-isp-store-ip-add...

https://blog.ryankearney.com/2013/01/comcast-caught-intercep...

They are clearly logging some things. I'm mostly amused people want to downvote my comment and pretend it isn't happening.

[AnthonyMouse]

> Comcast did not respond to our inquiries but has mentioned a 180 day retention policy for IP-addresses in BitTorrent-related court documents.

That sounds like they keep the DHCP logs for that long, i.e. which subscriber's router was assigned a particular IP address at a particular time. That's a far cry from logging actual traffic.

[opendais]

My point is they are logging some things aren't very open about what exactly they log. They use ambiguous wording.

[daveloyall]

Why would a road keep a copy of cars that traverse it? The 'requests' aren't addressed to Comcast, they are addressed to... well, news.ycombinator.com for example.

[opendais]

May I suggest you research that analogy?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_light_control_and_coord...

http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/business/videolog/

"The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) maintains traffic cameras on many interstates and other New Jersey State highway systems. The cameras are mounted on poles and record traffic conditions, traffic delays, incidents and weather conditions. They are monitored around the clock at NJDOT's Statewide Traffic Management Center.

In the Department's video camera system, video is recorded and retained at NJDOT for seven (7) days. "

You were saying?

[daveloyall]

s/would/should/ :/

[mindslight]

Because its traffic lights use video cameras for input, those developers had to debug the system somehow, management kept the functionality enabled because there might be a business case some day, and storage is always getting cheaper.

(I'm not saying it's good.)