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Add to that list respecting the TOS of the user's ISP so that the user does not get banned, and providing some sort of remuneration if illicit activity through

• ryandrake 3mo ago
  If only ISPs would actually crack down on (usually unwitting) users whose systems are participating in a malicious botnet or otherwise have their networks compromised. They could offer temporary disconnection + anti-malware support to get the user cleaned up, if they actually gave a shit.
  • walrus01 3mo ago
    No residential last mile broadband ISP at the scale of hundreds of thousands or millions of customers is presently willing to spend the salary/benefits/fully loaded employee cost on the massive teams of (somewhat technically clued in, not low wage) people it would take to effectively implement this.
    • account42 3mo ago
      They would be willing if they were themselves held liable for the illicit activity originating from their network otherwise.
      • justcool393 3mo ago
        except we need ISPs to be treated as relatively neutral parties. we don't hold the water company liable if someone uses water to cook up meth