If I use the normal tools to block someone from my sites, that stops them getting onto the actual site, but they still use bandwidth and leave a footprint.

They can and do change the IP addresses that they use so that means webmasters have to be vigilant and keep their eyes on the logs, time and major effort to keep the sites safe. As an example, they seem to have changed from Stalkstalk IPs to Huawei IPs. Where to next I do not know, but we will be vigilant.

I don't even know if this can be done, but afaik normal users don't read robots.txt.

A script to detect that file being read, if they're on a TalkTalk or Huawei IP then kick them off?


edit- forget that, too easy to get around

Edited by billford (Sat 31-Jul-10 22:12:41)

Sounds nice and I wish it was that easy. The problem is identifying what they are doing and being sure it is not just a normal access from a Stalkstalk user.

Unless someone knows a better way it is check the logs for suspicious accesses.

Any way you could use CAPTCHA for non-registered users?

Unregistered users cannot view the Community nor post.

We have made the Stalkstalk topics specially visible to guests because of the importance of the subject to all BB users and particularly Stalkstalk customers. To post they still have to register.

At the crawler level a CAPTCHA does not work.

In reply to a post by Hatari:

At the crawler level a CAPTCHA does not work.

Pity

I gather people have been asking for what are believed to be the specifics of law that Stalkstalk Talktalk broken. I have posted a detailed post on http://www.the-phoenix-broadband-advice-community.co... which could help people understand. Any comments will need to be posted on that topic so that we keep them all together.

Two nice easy URLs to get you to what we know about the Talktalk stalking and monitoring http://stalkstalk.org.uk and http://stalkstalk.co.uk

Edited by deleted (Tue 03-Aug-10 15:50:52)

In reply to a post by Hatari:

Two nice easy URLs to get you to what we know about the Talktalk stalking and monitoring http://stalkstalk.org.uk and http://stalkstalk.co.uk

TT forums OCE Chris has posted this today.

Official statements are posted here and on the TalkTalk Blog. Specific answers to specific questions have been posted here when available also. Remember, this is a system for scanning URLs being tested at the moment. There will be further communications when the security and parental controls service is due to go live.

Regarding the way it was released into testing has been posted about serveral times in this thread

A number of statements on here, the blog and in the press have transparently given details of what is collected and what for. If people are still suspicious after that there's not a lot more that can be done I suppose.

Trouble is Chris has not told posted anything that was not in or implied in the email that I had from Dunstone 16 July. From logs I have, in my opinion, what is being said and what is happening do not appear to tie up.

BTW I do not blame Chris he has to do what he is told and can only give the information that he is given or told to give.