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Packetstream - how does this not violate just about every provider's ToS?


From: "Anne P. Mitchell, Esq." <amitchell () isipp com>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 23:07:51 -0600

Just ran into packetstream.io:

"Sell Your Unused Bandwidth

Earn passive income while you sleep

PacketStream is the first of its kind peer-to-peer proxy network. Packeters are compensated for sharing bandwidth on 
the PacketStream network and allowing users all over the world have access to content on  the internet through our 
secure network. Customers can purchase bandwidth and browse the web from residential IPs to protect their browsing 
privacy.

The PacketStream network routes customer traffic through PacketStream users allowing for increased privacy and access 
to geo-restricted content while browsing the web. Packeters on the PacketStream network share their bandwidth with 
PacketStream customers. The website/service receiving HTTP requests sees requests coming from real residential IPs and 
allows access to content that would otherwise be blocked if it had been requested from traditional datacenter VPNs or 
proxy networks."

How can this not be a violation of the ToS of just about every major provider? 

Anne

Anne P. Mitchell, 
Attorney at Law
GDPR, CCPA (CA) & CCDPA (CO) Compliance Consultant
Author: Section 6 of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (the Federal anti-spam law)
Legislative Consultant
CEO/President, Institute for Social Internet Public Policy
Board of Directors, Denver Internet Exchange
Board of Directors, Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop
Legal Counsel: The CyberGreen Institute
Legal Counsel: The Earth Law Center
California Bar Association
Cal. Bar Cyberspace Law Committee
Colorado Cyber Committee
Ret. Professor of Law, Lincoln Law School of San Jose
Ret. Chair, Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop





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