ISPs think about beefing up monitoring of broadband accounts

According to this CNET item, the major broadband ISP providers in the US are contemplating putting greater monitoring and security into place to thwart spam and virus propagation. That is, they would monitor individual accounts for unusual activity so that "granny" is unwittingly sending spam or viruses because her computer's been infected and is a drone.

Good move. Too little; too late. And, it seems to me that there is a digital identity (partial) solution someplace in here to complement some user education about cautious Web use.

Posted by Grayson at March 19, 2004 10:49 AM