"Researchers Block ISPs from Spying Through Your Smart Devices"

A team of researchers from Princeton University have demonstrated a method that could be used to prevent Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from tracking users through Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In a paper, “Spying on the Smart Home: Privacy Attacks and Defense on Encrypted IoT Traffic”, researchers demonstrate how ISPs can detect and track home activities of users through the analysis of generated Internet traffic by IoT devices despite the implementation of encryption on such devices. Researchers have also demonstrated traffic shaping by independent link padding (ILP) as a way to prevent ISPs from snooping through IoT devices. This article further discusses threats posed by connected devices, notable incidents of compromised IoT devices, how ISPs can track user home activities through IoT devices, and ILP shaping as a solution. 

ZDNet reports "Researchers Block ISPs from Spying Through Your Smart Devices"