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So it begins. Cloudflare, Google DNS and others to follow. IMHO they went after quad9 because they advertise that they already block some domains, based on som

by Aissen 5y ago

So it begins. Cloudflare, Google DNS and others to follow. IMHO they went after quad9 because they advertise that they already block some domains, based on some lists. They'll probably argue that it's simple to add to their system.

cedilla 5y ago
That's exactly what they claim. The objection argues that these blocks are not comparable though, mainly since the malware domains are filtered globally, where that's obviously impossible for local filters based on regional court decisions.
vmoore 5y ago
> Google DNS Google's 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4 offering is actually very forgiving. Most pirate sites now have multiple TLDs and advertise the latest TLD in use on social media. New TLDs usually arrive when there is pressure by Google or even LEAs to censor specific domains.
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bwoodcock 5y ago
They went after Quad9 (and not Google, Cisco, and Cloudflare) because Google, Cisco, and Cloudflare are all still hiding behind the Northern California District Court, where there are no consequences for privacy violations. And the US isn't a signatory to the Lugano Convention, whereas Switzerland is. Sony began this attack just a few days after Quad9 re-domiciled to Switzerland. An unexpected and unfortunate cost of having a binding privacy policy. I gave a talk about this at the last DEF CON: https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2029/DEF%20CON%2029%20video%20and%20slides/DEF%20CON%2029%20-%20Bill%20Woodcock%20-%20Defending%20Against%20Nation-state%20%28legal%29%20Attack%20-%20Live.mp4 https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2029/DEF%20CON%2029%20vid...