Comments for Hal Roberts http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts watching technology Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:51:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on OpenDNS and Firefox Search by DUST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/2008/09/07/opendns-and-firefox-search/comment-page-1/#comment-610 DUST Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:51:58 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/?p=24#comment-610 David Ulbitch you are scum for hijacking my comp with your garbage then making me have to signup just to disable opendns David Ulbitch you are scum for hijacking my comp with your garbage then making me have to signup just to disable opendns

]]> Comment on OpenDNS and Firefox Search by o http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/2008/09/07/opendns-and-firefox-search/comment-page-1/#comment-381 o Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:08:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/?p=24#comment-381 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12180 This is the add on that are you searching https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12180

This is the add on that are you searching

]]> Comment on OpenDNS and Firefox Search by bob http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/2008/09/07/opendns-and-firefox-search/comment-page-1/#comment-317 bob Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:58:14 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/?p=24#comment-317 All you have to do to get around OpenDNS typo behavior and still use it as a filter, is to simply, add no redirect add on to firefox. This fixes all the nasty things by opendns, verisign, ect.... and still lets you use their service. Now you may say, but, you are stealing revenue if you do this. I say I wouldn't touch those ads anyway. And its only my computer, the rest of my roommates still have the ads. All you have to do to get around OpenDNS typo behavior and still use it as a filter, is to simply, add no redirect add on to firefox. This fixes all the nasty things by opendns, verisign, ect…. and still lets you use their service.

Now you may say, but, you are stealing revenue if you do this. I say I wouldn’t touch those ads anyway. And its only my computer, the rest of my roommates still have the ads.

]]> Comment on Popular Chinese Filtering Circumvention Tools DynaWeb FreeGate, GPass, and FirePhoenix Sell User Data by trivia » Blog Archive » tor on a vps http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/2009/01/09/popular-chinese-filtering-circumvention-tools-dynaweb-freegate-gpass-and-firephoenix-sell-user-data/comment-page-1/#comment-290 trivia » Blog Archive » tor on a vps Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:42:47 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/?p=32#comment-290 [...] to become anonymous. Back in january of this year, Hal Roberts of Harvard University, posted a blog item about GIFC selling user data. If sites such as Dynaweb are prepared to sell user data, then [...] [...] to become anonymous. Back in january of this year, Hal Roberts of Harvard University, posted a blog item about GIFC selling user data. If sites such as Dynaweb are prepared to sell user data, then [...]

]]> Comment on About by trivia » Blog Archive » tor on a vps http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/about/comment-page-1/#comment-289 trivia » Blog Archive » tor on a vps Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:41:23 +0000 #comment-289 [...] worse position than if you had not attempted to become anonymous. Back in january of this year, Hal Roberts of Harvard University, posted a blog item about GIFC selling user data. If sites such as Dynaweb [...] [...] worse position than if you had not attempted to become anonymous. Back in january of this year, Hal Roberts of Harvard University, posted a blog item about GIFC selling user data. If sites such as Dynaweb [...]

]]> Comment on China Bans the Letter ‘F’ by RZ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/2009/06/12/china-bans-the-letter-f/comment-page-1/#comment-245 RZ Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:08:48 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/?p=36#comment-245 Use non-youtube site, pls. You are blocked. [Thanks. Fixed! -hal] Use non-youtube site, pls.

You are blocked.

[Thanks. Fixed! -hal]

]]> Comment on China Bans the Letter ‘F’ by …My heart’s in Accra » How China blocks the letter “F” http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/2009/06/12/china-bans-the-letter-f/comment-page-1/#comment-243 …My heart’s in Accra » How China blocks the letter “F” Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:38:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/?p=36#comment-243 [...] the best demonstration of this fact is the video Hal put together earlier today and posted on his blog. It shows GreenDam slowly realizing that it wants to block a Falun Gong site… then blocking [...] [...] the best demonstration of this fact is the video Hal put together earlier today and posted on his blog. It shows GreenDam slowly realizing that it wants to block a Falun Gong site… then blocking [...]

]]> Comment on OpenDNS and Firefox Search by H. P. Organthruster http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/2008/09/07/opendns-and-firefox-search/comment-page-1/#comment-213 H. P. Organthruster Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:04:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/?p=24#comment-213 David Ulevitch of OpenDNS wrote that you can "just login to your [OpenDNS] account and disable the OpenDNS proxy". Well, I'd like to echo Neil's comments above that being forced to create a user account on a service you don't wish to use in order to disable it is beyond ridiculous, it's contemptible. Long term you will irritate almost everyone. In addition, any company whose privacy policy opens with "collects potentially personally-identifying information" is asking for trouble when it suddenly starts collecting that information without your knowledge. In a word, awesome. David Ulevitch of OpenDNS wrote that you can “just login to your [OpenDNS] account and disable the OpenDNS proxy”.

Well, I’d like to echo Neil’s comments above that being forced to create a user account on a service you don’t wish to use in order to disable it is beyond ridiculous, it’s contemptible. Long term you will irritate almost everyone.

In addition, any company whose privacy policy opens with “collects potentially personally-identifying information” is asking for trouble when it suddenly starts collecting that information without your knowledge.

In a word, awesome.

]]> Comment on Popular Chinese Filtering Circumvention Tools DynaWeb FreeGate, GPass, and FirePhoenix Sell User Data by Taylor http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/2009/01/09/popular-chinese-filtering-circumvention-tools-dynaweb-freegate-gpass-and-firephoenix-sell-user-data/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Taylor Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:21:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/?p=32#comment-179 I pay for my VPN, have used one company for 18 months and am satisfied. Yes, I take my chances even with them but life is a risk and there is no perfect solution. At least I know that my data is secure on the last mile. <a href="http://www.pureessays.com/" rel="nofollow">Essay Help</a> | <a href="http://www.pureessays.com/" rel="nofollow">essay</a> I pay for my VPN, have used one company for 18 months and am satisfied. Yes, I take my chances even with them but life is a risk and there is no perfect solution. At least I know that my data is secure on the last mile.

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]]> Comment on Popular Chinese Filtering Circumvention Tools DynaWeb FreeGate, GPass, and FirePhoenix Sell User Data by Popular chinese filtering circumvention tools dynaweb freegate, gpass, and..... - MaldivianDigital http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/2009/01/09/popular-chinese-filtering-circumvention-tools-dynaweb-freegate-gpass-and-firephoenix-sell-user-data/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Popular chinese filtering circumvention tools dynaweb freegate, gpass, and..... - MaldivianDigital Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:27:40 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hroberts/?p=32#comment-151 [...] Popular chinese filtering circumvention tools dynaweb freegate, gpass, and..... POPULAR CHINESE FILTERING CIRCUMVENTION TOOLS DYNAWEB FREEGATE, GPASS, AND FIREPHOENIX SELL USER DATA (Hal Roberts, Berkman Center, 9 Jan 2009) - Update: The site hosting the data for these tools has now removed the faq entry offering to sell the data. Please read my subsequent update for responses from the tool developers and further thoughts. Three of the circumvention tools [...] Popular chinese filtering circumvention tools dynaweb freegate, gpass, and….. POPULAR CHINESE FILTERING CIRCUMVENTION TOOLS DYNAWEB FREEGATE, GPASS, AND FIREPHOENIX SELL USER DATA (Hal Roberts, Berkman Center, 9 Jan 2009) – Update: The site hosting the data for these tools has now removed the faq entry offering to sell the data. Please read my subsequent update for responses from the tool developers and further thoughts. Three of the circumvention tools

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