From fccb3e525a77f25b57e72ac7cb9859bf235538bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=C3=89ibhear=20=C3=93=20hAnluain?= Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 06:21:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Fixing the links --- HarmfulCommunications201908.org | 98 ++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) diff --git a/HarmfulCommunications201908.org b/HarmfulCommunications201908.org index 304b9b6..4020c4a 100644 --- a/HarmfulCommunications201908.org +++ b/HarmfulCommunications201908.org @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ #+TITLE: Submission to the Committee on Justice and Equality on /issues of online harassment, harmful communications and related offences/. #+AUTHOR: Éibhear Ó hAnluain #+EMAIL: eibhear.geo@gmail.com, 086 8565 666, http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/ -#+OPTIONS: ^:{} toc:2 H:4 num:t author:t email:nil +#+OPTIONS: ^:{} toc:nil H:4 num:t author:t email:nil #+TODO: CONSTODO CONSNOTES | CONSDONE CONSDONTDO * Planning :noexport: @@ -367,26 +367,28 @@ as the effect of poor regulation on vulnerable people would be more direct, immediate and serious. -*** CONSTODO Real examples of self-hosting +*** Real examples of self-hosting I host a number of services: - - [[http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog][/Éibhear/Gibiris/, http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog]] is my blog site. - - [[https://social.gibiris.org/][/Social Gibiris/, https://social.gibiris.org/]] is a micro-blogging service that is federated - with others using the /AtomPub/ technology. Thus, /Social - Gibiris/ is federated with many other instances of /GNU Social/, - /Mastodon/ and /Pleroma/. This network of federated services, - operated by individuals, groups and businesses, all connected - together as peers, facilitate connections and communication in a - way that is very little different to twitter. + - [[http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog][/Éibhear/Gibiris/ (http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog)]] is my blog + site. + - [[https://social.gibiris.org/][/Social Gibiris/ (https://social.gibiris.org/)]] is a + micro-blogging service that is federated with others using the + /AtomPub/ technology. Thus, /Social Gibiris/ is federated with + many other instances of /GNU Social/, /Mastodon/ and + /Pleroma/. This network of federated services, operated by + individuals, groups and businesses, all connected together as + peers, facilitate connections and communication in a way that is + very little different to twitter. - [[https://git.gibiris.org/][/git.gibiris.org/]] is a source-code sharing site that I use to make publicly available some of the software that I develop for myself. - [[https://news.gibiris.org/][/news.gibiris.org/]] is a news-aggregation service that allows me to gather all the news sources of interest to me into one location, which I can then access from wherever I am. - - [[https://cloud.gibiris.org/nextcloud][https://cloud.gibiris.org/]] is a file-sharing platform that I use with + - [[https://cloud.gibiris.org/nextcloud][/cloud.gibiris.org/]] is a file-sharing platform that I use with my family when we are collaborating on projects (e.g. school projects, home improvement projects, etc.) - - [[https://matrix.gibiris.org/][https://matrix.gibiris.org/]] is an instant-messaging system which I set + - [[https://matrix.gibiris.org/][/matrix.gibiris.org/]] is an instant-messaging system which I set up for the purposes of communicating with my family and close friends. @@ -397,7 +399,7 @@ 2 of those services, /git.gibiris.org/ and /Social Gibiris/ can process or post user-uploaded information. -*** CONSTODO Why self-host? +*** Why self-host? There is a myriad of reasons for choosing to host one's own service. Some examples might be: @@ -462,7 +464,8 @@ operating system that was accessible to all. Linux-based operating systems now form the basis of a significant proportion of internet connected computing devices - globally[fn:LinuxProportions:[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems][Usage share of operating systems (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems)]]] + globally[fn:LinuxProportions:[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems][/Usage share of operating systems/ + (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems)]]] (including 73% of smartphones and tablet computers, somewhere between 36% and 66% of internet-facing server computers), and 100% of supercomputers. @@ -470,7 +473,8 @@ software developers wanted to add functionality to one of the original web server software packages, /NCSA httpd/. The Apache web server now powers 43.6% of all web - sites[fn:apacheProportions:[[https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/web_server/all][Usage of web servers]]. Incidentally, + sites[fn:apacheProportions:[[https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/web_server/all][/Usage of web servers/ + (https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/web_server/all)]]. Incidentally, the no. 2 on that web page, with nearly 42% share of websites is /nginx/. It also started out as a project by an individual who wanted to solve a particular project.]. @@ -593,8 +597,7 @@ terrorism propaganda, etc.) have been easily amenable to abuse. For example, in a recent court filing, Google claimed that 99.97% of copyright infringement notices it received in from a single party - in January 2017 were - bogus[fn:googleTakedown:[[https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170223/06160336772/google-report-9995-percent-dmca-takedown-notices-are-bot-generated-bullshit-buckshot.shtml][Google Report: 99.95 Percent Of DMCA Takedown Notices Are Bot-Generated Bullshit Buckshot]]]: + in January 2017 were bogus[fn:googleTakedown:[[https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170223/06160336772][/Google Report: 99.95 Percent Of DMCA Takedown Notices Are Bot-Generated Bullshit Buckshot/ (https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170223/06160336772)]]]: #+BEGIN_QUOTE A significant portion of the recent increases in DMCA submission @@ -618,7 +621,8 @@ that claims of copyright ownership on the part of the claimant are to be made under penalty of perjury. However, that provision is very weak, and seems not to be a deterrent for a determined agent: - [[https://torrentfreak.com/warner-bros-our-false-dmca-takedowns-are-not-a-crime-131115][Warner Bros: Our False DMCA Takedowns Are Not a Crime]]]. + [[https://torrentfreak.com/warner-bros-our-false-dmca-takedowns-are-not-a-crime-131115][/Warner Bros: Our False DMCA Takedowns Are Not a Crime/ + (https://torrentfreak.com/warner-bros-our-false-dmca-takedowns-are-not-a-crime-131115)]]]. The GDPR's /Right to be Forgotten/ is also subject to abuse. An individual from Europe continues to force stories related to him @@ -638,9 +642,9 @@ In systems that facilitate censorship[fn:censorship:While seeking to achieve a valuable and socially important goal, legislation of - nature facilitates censorship: as a society, we should not be so - squeamish about admitting this.], it is important to do more than - merely assert that service providers should regard fundamental + this nature facilitates censorship: as a society, we should not be + so squeamish about admitting this.], it is important to do more + than merely assert that service providers should regard fundamental rights for expression and information. In a regime where sending an e-mail costs nearly nothing, where a service risks serious penalties (up to and including having to shut down) and where a @@ -757,7 +761,9 @@ more than 50 people in New Zealand earlier this year, that country has declared the video recorded by that white supremacist terrorist as "objectionable", making it a criminal offence to share - it[fn:banNotice:[[https://www.classificationoffice.govt.nz/news/latest-news/christchurch-attacks-press-releases/#christchurch-attack-video-footage-and-document-has-been-banned-in-nz-what-this-means-for-you][Christchurch attack video footage and document has been banned in NZ – what this means for you]]]. + it[fn:banNotice:[[https://www.classificationoffice.govt.nz/news/latest-news/christchurch-attacks-press-releases/#christchurch-attack-video-footage-and-document-has-been-banned-in-nz-what-this-means-for-you][/Christchurch attack video footage and document has + been banned in NZ – what this means for you/ + (https://www.classificationoffice.govt.nz/news/latest-news/christchurch-attacks-press-releases/#christchurch-attack-video-footage-and-document-has-been-banned-in-nz-what-this-means-for-you)]]]. While one can understand the thinking that sharing the material could only be done by people who support the atrocity, this is not @@ -807,16 +813,14 @@ encryption system that has been modified to make it easy for security services to gain access to the messages, it means that all the good, innocent uses of encryption are at risk. Recent news that - Russian spies managed to infiltrate the FBI[fn:Oath:[[https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-russia-carried-out-a-stunning-breach-of-fbi-communications-system-escalating-the-spy-game-on-us-soil-090024212.html][Exclusive: - Russia carried out a 'stunning' breach of FBI communications - system, escalating the spy game on U.S. soil]] (Please note that to - access this story the user has to agree to many hundreds of forms - tracking or spend up to an hour examining those forms and disabling - each one individually. It is recommended that this story be access - using "Incognito" or "Private Browsing" mode in order to be - protected against tracking).], highlights how unreliable are - assurances from security services that they can keep secrets such - as the keys to all encryption safe from harm. + Russian spies managed to infiltrate the FBI[fn:Oath:[[https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-russia-carried-out-a-stunning-breach-of-fbi-communications-system-escalating-the-spy-game-on-us-soil-090024212.html][/Exclusive: Russia carried out a 'stunning' breach of FBI communications system, escalating the spy game on U.S. soil/ (https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-russia-carried-out-a-stunning-breach-of-fbi-communications-system-escalating-the-spy-game-on-us-soil-090024212.html)]] + (Please note that to access this story the user has to agree to + many hundreds of forms tracking or spend up to an hour examining + those forms and disabling each one individually. It is recommended + that this story be access using "Incognito" or "Private Browsing" + mode in order to be protected against tracking).], highlights how + unreliable are assurances from security services that they can keep + secrets such as the keys to all encryption safe from harm. All it takes is one determined intruder, and all the good uses of encryption are put at risk in order to save money and effort on @@ -824,16 +828,22 @@ I have written a number of articles on this matter providing more details: - - [[http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2015/03/12_the-value-of-encryption.html][The value of encryption]] - - [[http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2015/03/18_how-can-encryption-be-regulated.html][How can encryption be regulated]] - - [[http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2018/08/21_you-cant-stop-people-from-using-encryption.html][You just can't stop people from using encryption, so stop trying]] - - [[http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2018/08/22_stop-people-from-using-encryption-postscript.html][Post-script on why you should stop trying to stop people from - using encryption]] - - [[http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2018/09/04_some-questions-5-eyes-countries-what-can-they-do.html][Some questions for the "5 Eyes" countries on what they think they - can do]] + - [[http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2015/03/12_the-value-of-encryption.html][/The value of encryption/ + (http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2015/03/12_the-value-of-encryption.html)]] + - [[http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2015/03/18_how-can-encryption-be-regulated.html][/How can encryption be regulated/ + (http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2015/03/18_how-can-encryption-be-regulated.html)]] + - [[http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2018/08/21_you-cant-stop-people-from-using-encryption.html][/You just can't stop people from using encryption, so stop + trying/ + (http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2018/08/21_you-cant-stop-people-from-using-encryption.html)]] + - [[http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2018/08/22_stop-people-from-using-encryption-postscript.html][/Post-script on why you should stop trying to stop people from + using encryption/ + (http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2018/08/22_stop-people-from-using-encryption-postscript.html)]] + - [[http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2018/09/04_some-questions-5-eyes-countries-what-can-they-do.html][/Some questions for the "5 Eyes" countries on what they think + they can do/ + (http://www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/posts/2018/09/04_some-questions-5-eyes-countries-what-can-they-do.html)]] * Answers to consultation questions - The follows are some answers to the questions posed in the call for + The following are some answers to the questions posed in the call for submissions. ** Definition of communication in legislation - Question 1 :: There are currently significant gaps in legislation @@ -1035,10 +1045,10 @@ master of the false equivalence". This is classic online trolling behaviour. Similarly, on the 18th September 2019, a prominent UK journalist tweeted - personal details of a father who publicly challenged - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding the state - of the NHS. This act by the journalised was construed - by many as deliberate trolling designed to inflict a + personal details of a man who publicly challenged UK + Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding the state of + the NHS. This act by the journalist was construed by + many as deliberate trolling designed to inflict a measure of unofficial retribution on the man.]. It should not be assumed that pseudonymous accounts