From 26fc3489075c8e00532a82511b0056e9a1f0059c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: xr_rider Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:20:39 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] added ethical issues --- README_ethics.md | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- not_cloudflare/list_http_error.txt | 1 + 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README_ethics.md b/README_ethics.md index 1fc20be4..5f1dca63 100644 --- a/README_ethics.md +++ b/README_ethics.md @@ -9,22 +9,24 @@ Table of contents -- [Unwanted spam emails](README_ethics.md#unwanted-spam-emails) +- [CloudFlare spams people](README_ethics.md#cloudflare-spams-people) - [Remove user's review](README_ethics.md#remove-users-review) - [Doxxing users](README_ethics.md#doxxing-users) -- [Charitable contributions](README_ethics.md#charitable-contributions) +- [Corporate solicitation of charitable contributions](README_ethics.md#corporate-solicitation-of-charitable-contributions) - [Terminating sites](README_ethics.md#terminating-sites) +- [Browser vendor discrimination](README_ethics.md#browser-vendor-discrimination) +- [Voter suppression](README_ethics.md#voter-suppression) --- -### Unwanted spam emails +### CloudFlare spams people Cloudflare is sending spam emails to non-Cloudflare users. - Only send emails to subscribers who’ve opted in - When the user say "stop", then stop sending email -It's that simple. But Cloudflare don't care. +It's that simple. But Cloudflare doesn't care. Cloudflare said using their service [can stop all spammers or attackers](https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200170066-Will-activating-Cloudflare-stop-all-spammers-or-attackers-). How can we stop _Cloudflare spammers_ without activating Cloudflare? @@ -66,9 +68,9 @@ your true ID. If you don't want to get harassed, [assaulted](https://twitter.com --- -### Charitable contributions +### Corporate solicitation of charitable contributions -CloudFlare is asking for [charitable contributions](https://web.archive.org/web/20191112033605/https://opencollective.com/cloudflarecollective#section-about). It’s quite appalling that an American corporation would ask for charity alongside non-profit organizations that have good causes. If you like [blocking people or wasting other people's time](PEOPLE.md), you might want to order some pizzas🍕 for Cloudflare employees. +CloudFlare is [asking](https://web.archive.org/web/20191112033605/https://opencollective.com/cloudflarecollective#section-about) for charitable contributions. It’s quite appalling that an American corporation would ask for charity alongside non-profit organizations that have good causes. If you like [blocking people or wasting other people's time](PEOPLE.md), you might want to order some pizzas🍕 for Cloudflare employees. ![](image/cfdonate.jpg) @@ -83,6 +85,47 @@ 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. + +| ***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) | +| lynx | access denied | +| w3m | access denied | +| wget | access denied | + +--- + +### 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. + +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. + +--- + ### Next: **[Cloudflare Voices](PEOPLE.md)** -!["Cloudflare is not an option."](image/cfisnotanoption.jpg) \ No newline at end of file +!["Cloudflare is not an option."](image/cfisnotanoption.jpg) diff --git a/not_cloudflare/list_http_error.txt b/not_cloudflare/list_http_error.txt index 3dc0b6a4..556b2784 100644 --- a/not_cloudflare/list_http_error.txt +++ b/not_cloudflare/list_http_error.txt @@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ stefanv.com 403 study.com 403 techwalla.com 403 thebalance.com 462 +thebalancesmb.com 462 thespruceeats.com 462 theverge.com 403 tomsguide.com 403