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Re: Ukraine request yikes


From: Matt Hoppes <mattlists () rivervalleyinternet net>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2022 10:54:59 -0500

Information sharing should increase on the ATTACKED side... it should DECREASE and be cut off on the non-provoked attacker's side.

On 3/1/22 3:53 AM, Matthew Petach wrote:


On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 12:19 AM George Herbert <george.herbert () gmail com <mailto:george.herbert () gmail com>> wrote:

    Posted by Bill Woodcock on Twitter…
    https://twitter.com/woodyatpch/status/1498472865301098500?s=21

    https://pastebin.com/DLbmYahS

    Ukraine (I think I read as) want ICANN to turn root nameservers off,
    revoke address delegations, and turn off TLDs for Russia.

    Seems… instability creating…

    -george



Information sharing should increase during wartime, not decrease.

Restricting information is more often the playbook of authoritarian regimes,
and not something we should generally support.

Besides, GhostWriter is based out of Belarus, not Russia proper.  ^_^;
https://www.wired.com/story/ghostwriter-hackers-belarus-russia-misinformationo/

Matt





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