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Gidari Quoted in WSJ Article on Deep Packet Inspection

General News
08.06.2009

Perkins Coie Partner Albert Gidari was quoted in "Snooping on Web Traffic Gains Favor Amid Fears," a Wall Street Journal article published on July 29.  The article focuses on the growth of the use of deep packet inspection, a technology that enables network operators to monitor packets of information being transmitted on the Internet.  The technology, which is being used for the management of network traffic, as well as marketing and law-enforcement surveillance, has raised privacy concerns.