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RE: Speedtest.net not accessible in Chrome due to deceptive ads


From: Jacques Latour <jacques.latour () cira ca>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 18:52:36 +0000

In that case, for Canadians, go to http://performance.cira.ca, it's MLAB-NDT based and checks IPv6 and DNSSEC :-)

100% ad free

-----Original Message-----
From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of Ishmael Rufus
Sent: July-20-16 10:33 AM
To: Janusz Jezowicz
Cc: NANOG list
Subject: Re: Speedtest.net not accessible in Chrome due to deceptive ads

http://www.measurementlab.net/tools/ndt/

100% ad free.

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 7:55 AM, Janusz Jezowicz <janusz () speedchecker xyz>
wrote:

It seems that some users reporting the site is back. I am counting 6+
hours of outage.

Alan - what you describe is something normal user will never do. When
user sees red screen like that, he runs screaming. So in theory yes,
it was accessible, but ... wasn't.

Its hard to avoid Google nanny when they offer so many useful services



On 20 July 2016 at 14:09, <A.L.M.Buxey () lboro ac uk> wrote:

Hi,

Since this morning Speedtest.net is not accessible in Chrome
Reason:


https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/safebrowsing/diagnostic/#url
=c.speedtest.net

someones complained about the URL based on them stupidly installing
'cleanmymac' or such?

use the non flash junk HTML5 version instead

http://beta.speedtest.net/

still bleats about "Deceptive site ahead"

and PS "is not accessible in Chrome" - not true.

click DETAILS,  then click on

visit this unsafe site.

(with the pre-condition of " if you understand the risks to your
security"


I personally dont want or need Google to start being my nanny on the
internet  :/


alan

PS you may have other interests involved here given your affiliation
to speedchecker.xyz



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