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"Do you know that what you are actually doing with dsploit.org is illegal?" It is ? Certainly it's crummy and dishonest and just the worst sort of blah blah b
by rsync 13y ago
"Do you know that what you are actually doing with dsploit.org is illegal?"
It is ? Certainly it's crummy and dishonest and just the worst sort of blah blah blah ... but is it actually illegal ?
How is it illegal ?
- pygy_ 13y agoThe important thing is to know if it breaks the adsense TOS. Does it?
- CyberShadow 13y agoThe relevant policy page: https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/1348688?hl=en#Hacking_and_cracking_content https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/1348688?hl=en#Hack... Also, from https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/2581949 https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/2581949: "We offer email support in several languages for our publishers earning more than US$25 (or local equivalent) per week on a consistent basis." If you're above that threshold, it's possible to ask for a clarification and some advice on improving the site content. Google's policies exist to make the advertisers happy, so maybe Google might be OK with some more visible clarification of what dsploit is or isn't. (The name certainly isn't helping if it's a whitehat security tool.)
- jarrett 13y ago> Certainly it's crummy and dishonest For those of us who are less familiar with dsploit, can you explain why it's crummy and dishonest? All I know about it I got from reading the project's summary just now. Ostensibly, it's a penetration testing tool. Penetration testing is a legitimate and necessary part of security auditing. Can the tools and knowledge of the security industry be exploited by malicious attackers? Of course it can. But as the theory goes, blackhats are going to use the best available attacks regardless of whether whitehats publicize their tools and knowledge. Thus, it's better for legitimate developers to learn how to penetration test, share their tools, and spread knowledge of the exploits far and wide, so that legitimate developers the world over may know their enemy and better defend against attacks. Is there reason to believe dsploit is anything more nefarious than a legitimate penetration testing tool?
- doxinppl 13y agoI think he is asking how the scam site is illegal.
- dvirsky 13y agoI think it falls under the definition of Cybersquatting as described here: "Cybersquatting (also known as domain squatting), according to the United States federal law known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, is registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersquatting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersquatting
- TomGullen 13y agoIs dsploit a trademarked term?
- fragmede 13y agoIn the US, yes. > "Common Law" trademark rights are acquired automatically when a business uses a name or logo in commerce, and are enforceable in state courts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_trademark_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_trademark_law
- TomGullen 13y agoInteresting, thanks for the link!
- gambiting 13y agoWhat happens if he is not in the US though? US laws don't apply worldwide(thankfully).
- jauer 13y agoICANN UDRP is international so that would be one possible venue. Also, org's registrar is subject to US jurisdiction so it shouldn't matter where the registrant is located.
- ubernostrum 13y agoThe US law is basically just the same as the cybersquatting provisions of ICANN's Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy, which is binding on all registrars worldwide.