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posted by LaminatorX on Wednesday June 18 2014, @12:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the Credible-Hulk dept.

http://torrentfreak.com/torrent-domain-suspensions-damage-credibility-registrar-says-140617/

When the police coerce registrars to suspend domain names there are a series of damaging knock-on effects, Iceland's top domain registry says. ISNIC says that it's difficult to repair the kind of damage suspensions cause to the credibility of top-level domains, something that could be avoided through better understanding of Internet functionality.

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takyon: Do you want to give the City of London Police control of your DNS?


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by WizardFusion on Wednesday June 18 2014, @02:06PM

    by WizardFusion (498) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday June 18 2014, @02:06PM (#56937) Journal

    It's clearly the fault of the registrars then for giving in so easily to the police when they just ask.
    There needs to be a clear legal document (warrant, etc) that states the actions that need to be done.

    Shutting down a domain just because someone asked you nicely (or otherwise) is not right.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by fishybell on Wednesday June 18 2014, @03:11PM

      by fishybell (3156) on Wednesday June 18 2014, @03:11PM (#56979)

      Shutting down a domain just because someone asked you nicely (or otherwise) is not right.

      There are often times two things that happen when a state/federal official asks you to do something wrong. A; you know it's wrong, bu you just do it and get it over with as fighting is more costly (in time, money, freedom) than conceding. B; you don't know that what they're asking isn't right, after all, they're the official telling you it's right.

      When people in authority use their authority to push others around typically people just move as their told. The people in authority should not be asking others to do what is wrong. Yes, it's nice when individuals stand up and fight, but often times that's not a realistic option.

      • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Hawkwind on Wednesday June 18 2014, @04:22PM

        by Hawkwind (3531) on Wednesday June 18 2014, @04:22PM (#57008)

        Although I agree with you I really hope people figure out that 'The City of London' is a red flag for a takedown being worthless.

    • (Score: 2) by edIII on Wednesday June 18 2014, @07:03PM

      by edIII (791) on Wednesday June 18 2014, @07:03PM (#57081)

      I'm hoping they make it worse.

      It's become abundantly clear to me the Internet has only one future for us -

        - A darknet where the non-elites bring their business and activities in a decentralized manner beyond any real control.

        - A surface Internet that is sterile, filled with intellectually offensive and wholly irredeemable advertisements, and populated with monitored services completely bereft of any privacy or freedom. Basically, about as enjoyable and fruitful as a visit to the DMV or the IRS.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by elf on Wednesday June 18 2014, @03:15PM

    by elf (64) on Wednesday June 18 2014, @03:15PM (#56983)

    Did they have a reputation in the first place? I don't really trust any registrar.

    • (Score: 2) by HiThere on Wednesday June 18 2014, @07:23PM

      by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday June 18 2014, @07:23PM (#57090) Journal

      Yes, at one point they did. Back around 1990, or perhaps slightly earlier.

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