On the morals of network research and beyond
https://conspicuouschatter.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/on-the-morals-of-network-research-and-beyond/
In a nutshell the paper proposes using unsuspecting
users browsing a popular website as measuring relays to detect
censorship. The website would send a page to the users' browser
-- that may be in a censored jurisdiction -- that actively
probes potentially blocked content to establish whether it is
blocked. Neat tricks to side-step and use cross domain
restrictions and permissions may have other applications.
- - -
The author of the referenced post spends a lot of words trying to
defend what is clearly an unethical practice. It's not even a close call.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein
Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
_______________________________________________
pfir mailing list
http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
