I got a call from Time Warner Cable a few months back saying that they detected traffic on my modem at 6:14am that morning that matched a known worm/virus (forgot the name, but they mentioned it specifically). Sure enough, a friend was staying over, and his laptop was infected with that same virus. Who knows how thorough their monitoring is, but I wouldn't say it's impossible that they can snoop in real time.<p>I don't know that they
OP here. This is a Reddit IAmA thread where a guy is claiming he writes covert software that allows ISPs and governments to snoop Internet traffic in real time. I found this discussion fascinating and horrifying at the same time.<p>Assuming this guy isn't a troll, what do you think about the claims he's making? Do you think hardware/software combos like this exist?