From 0da56891bb1d5bc59a82cf8e4430a4dd5b9d3fff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "2019.Nov" <2019.nov@noreply.codeberg.org> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 07:34:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'README_ethics.md' --- README_ethics.md | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/README_ethics.md b/README_ethics.md index 5f1dca637..8e165c21f 100644 --- a/README_ethics.md +++ b/README_ethics.md @@ -87,42 +87,53 @@ What will you do if your site goes down _suddenly_? There are reports that Cloud ### Browser vendor discrimination -CloudFlare gives preferential treatment to those using Firefox while -giving hostile treatment to users of non-Mozilla-based browsers over -Tor. Tor users of who (rightfully) refuse to execute non-free -javascript also receive hostile treatment. This access inequality is -a network neutrality abuse and an abuse of power. +CloudFlare gives preferential treatment to those using Firefox while giving hostile treatment to users of non-Tor-Browser over Tor. +Tor users of who rightfully refuse to execute non-free javascript also receive hostile treatment. +This access inequality is a network neutrality abuse and an abuse of power. -| ***browser*** | ***access treatment*** | +![](image/browserdiff.jpg) + +- Left: `[Tor Browser] Javascript Disabled, Cookie Enabled` +- Right: `[Chrome] Javascript Enabled, Cookie Disabled` + +| ***Browser*** | ***Access treatment*** | | --- | --- | -| Firefox (with non-free javascript enabled; incl. Tor Browser) | access permitted | -| Chromium (with non-free javascript enabled) | access degraded (pushes Google reCAPTCHA) | -| Chromium or Firefox (with non-free javascript disabled) | access denied (pushes *broken* Google reCAPTCHA) | +| Tor Browser (Javascript enabled) | access permitted | +| Firefox (Javascript enabled) | access degraded | +| Chromium (Javascript enabled) | access degraded (pushes Google reCAPTCHA) | +| Chromium or Firefox (Javascript disabled) | access denied (pushes *broken* Google reCAPTCHA) | +| Chromium or Firefox (Cookie disabled) | access denied | | lynx | access denied | | w3m | access denied | | wget | access denied | + +"_Why not use Audio button to solve easy challenge?_" + +Yes, there is an audio button, but it _always_ [doesn't work over Tor](https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/23840). You will get this message when you click it: + +``` +Try again later +Your computer or network may be sending automated queries. +To protect our users, we can't process your request right now. +For more details visit our help page +``` + --- ### Voter suppression -Voters in US states register to vote ultimately through the state -secretary's website in the state of their residence. -Republican-controlled state secretary offices engage in voter -suppression by proxying the state secretary's website through -CloudFlare. CloudFlare's hostile treatment of Tor users, its MitM -position as a centralized global point of surveillance, and its -detrimental role overall makes prospective voters reluctant to -register. Liberals in particular tend to embrace privacy. Voter -registration forms collect sensitive information about a voter's -political leaning, personal physical address, social security number, -and date of birth. Most states only make a subset of that information -publicly available, but CloudFlare sees ***all*** that information -when someone registers to vote. +Voters in US states register to vote ultimately through the state secretary's website in the state of their residence. +Republican-controlled state secretary offices engage in voter suppression by proxying the state secretary's website through Cloudflare. +Cloudflare's hostile treatment of Tor users, its MITM position as a centralized global point of surveillance, and its detrimental role overall +makes prospective voters reluctant to register. Liberals in particular tend to embrace privacy. Voter registration forms collect sensitive information about a voter's political leaning, personal physical address, social security number, and date of birth. +Most states only make a subset of that information publicly available, but Cloudflare sees ***all*** that information when someone registers to vote. -Note that paper registration does not circumvent CloudFlare because -the secretary of state data entry staff workers will likely use the -CloudFlare website to enter the data. +Note that paper registration does not circumvent Cloudflare because the secretary of state data entry staff workers will likely use the +Cloudflare website to enter the data. + +![](image/cfvotm_01.jpg) +![](image/cfvotm_02.jpg) ---