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LOL. My employer has this blocked as a phishing site.

by geekbird 4y ago

ceejayoz 4y ago
I really wish the courts would set up settlements.gov; each genuine class action gets a subdomain.
- mosesofmason 4y ago
  Yes, I have to check hacker news to confirm whether the site is legit...
- Something1234 4y ago
  Why a subdomain and not just a random page? Are class actions always at the federal level and not the state level? Also lawyers wouldn't like that very much, camp lejune is being a pile of pain.
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    Subdomain to avoid polluting the .gov namespace too much. States could do similar; settlements.ny.gov. I’m tired of the “phishing or real?” game with these things.
    - ratorx 4y ago
      Your original comment suggests you are proposing: [class action identifier].settlements.gov Parent is asking why not: settlements.gov/[class action identifier] Using a different page rather than subdomain wouldn’t have any real phishing downsides and would avoid polluting DNS entirely, so seems better.
      - ec109685 4y ago
        Wildcard can avoid the dns polluting. The domain prefix stands out a bit more and let’s them have their own cookies.
        aliqot 4y ago
        I didn't consider the lets them have their own cookies part, but I kinda like it, however I don't really know why other than I like separations of concerns. Why do you prefer that, and what scenarios have necessitated that in the past if you don't mind me asking?
        zinekeller 4y ago
        Actual reason: because there are different firms administering these settlements. You want to separate these by subdomain so that there isn't a chance that an administrator from one site hijacking into another. Unless you're proposing the government to directly call/mail affected persons (might be desirable in cases like the JnJ Talc powder case where it is clearly a retail case).
        aliqot 4y ago
        Ah that's a great reason, thanks. It helps when you framed it up in current events, really made sense.
      - ceejayoz 4y ago
        I don’t want the gov building and hosting the sites; I just want CNAMEs pointing at the law firms’ sites.

LOL. My employer has this blocked as a phishing site.

ceejayoz 4y ago

I really wish the courts would set up settlements.gov; each genuine class action gets a subdomain.

mosesofmason 4y ago
Yes, I have to check hacker news to confirm whether the site is legit...
Something1234 4y ago
Why a subdomain and not just a random page? Are class actions always at the federal level and not the state level? Also lawyers wouldn't like that very much, camp lejune is being a pile of pain.
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  Subdomain to avoid polluting the .gov namespace too much. States could do similar; settlements.ny.gov. I’m tired of the “phishing or real?” game with these things.
  - ratorx 4y ago
    Your original comment suggests you are proposing: [class action identifier].settlements.gov Parent is asking why not: settlements.gov/[class action identifier] Using a different page rather than subdomain wouldn’t have any real phishing downsides and would avoid polluting DNS entirely, so seems better.
    - ec109685 4y ago
      Wildcard can avoid the dns polluting. The domain prefix stands out a bit more and let’s them have their own cookies.
      - aliqot 4y ago
        I didn't consider the lets them have their own cookies part, but I kinda like it, however I don't really know why other than I like separations of concerns. Why do you prefer that, and what scenarios have necessitated that in the past if you don't mind me asking?
        zinekeller 4y ago
        Actual reason: because there are different firms administering these settlements. You want to separate these by subdomain so that there isn't a chance that an administrator from one site hijacking into another. Unless you're proposing the government to directly call/mail affected persons (might be desirable in cases like the JnJ Talc powder case where it is clearly a retail case).
        aliqot 4y ago
        Ah that's a great reason, thanks. It helps when you framed it up in current events, really made sense.
    - ceejayoz 4y ago
      I don’t want the gov building and hosting the sites; I just want CNAMEs pointing at the law firms’ sites.