Computer Ethics, Fall 2021

Mondays 5:30-8:00, Dumbach 6
Class 13: Dec 6, 2021

Class 13 Readings

Read chapter 5 on crime



Quad9 DNS case

Quad9 is an alternative DNS provider. It resolves to IP addresses the names of some sites that host pirated music. Quad9 was ordered by a German court to stop doing that. More at www.quad9.net/news/press/german-court-rules-against. The actions of Quad9 are hard to distinguish from merely telling people that, say, sci-hub.se is at address 186.2.163.219 (though this particular DNS address is available through the standard public DNS structure).

Google Removes Some Pirate Bay Search Results After Dutch Court Order

The issue is running Google searches with site:thepiratebay.org in the search-term box. Currently in the Netherlands nothing shows up. Google has long delisted or deranked Pirate Bay search results when searching for just a title, say "Avengers: Infinity War".

Google is cooperating voluntarily; it is not actually named in the court order. More at torrentfreak.com/google-removes-pirate-bay-domains-from-search-results-citing-dutch-court-order-211130.



Debates

Paper 3

Antitrust

Crime

    Citrin, Nosal, Van Buren

    TJX

    Zero-day attacks

    Felony charges