ISP and GOOGLE privacy question

[ocean567]

I've been concerned about privacy lately reading all the stuff about PRISM, carriers that tap conversations etc.., my isp is constantly acessing the router to perform updates can some of the employers somehow acess my computer if its connected to it?

Also yesterday checked the router security logs and this message was there:

IDS scan parser : tcp port scan: 173.194.41.201 scanned at least 10 ports at ***.***.***.***. (1 of 1) : 173.194.41.201 ***.***.***.*** *** ** TCP ***->****** [...R..] seq ................... ack 0 win 0

The IP apparently comes from GOOGLE are they apart from invading peoples privacy also trying to hack into our machines now???

[Thor]

ISPs often have backdoor access to routers to to enable them to provide remote support for users. If you telnet/ssh into your router you should be able to add a firewall rule to block access to whichever port they are using.

As for google, I have no idea why they would be scanning your router for open ports, but they certainly weren't trying to "hack" you.