On the Internet, no one knows if you are a dog

From time to time we hear or read endless talks about Internet freedom, privacy and data protection, hackers threatening the universe, demonic police officers (names we do not say or point to Internet

) that protect us, for bad wolves and unprotected Redskaps.

The idea for the article came after the news about the capture of a top security researcher from Kaspersky.Russian authorities arrested Ruslan Stoyanov, one of its top security researchers Lab, on charges of treason.

According to a Russian report of the Kommersant newspaper, Stoyanov was arrested in December, along with Sergei Mikhailov, Head of Russian Security Intelligence (FSB) intelligence department (FSB).Internet

Of course, the company reports that Stoyanov was arrested for activities he had prior to joining the company, and therefore the charges against that employee do not include Kaspersky Lab.

In this case, we see cooperation of the secret services of Russia with a leading security researcher. The subject of cooperation is and will remain unknown.

Really, what are the limits of the Internet and who sets them? What is a secure internet and by what criteria do we define it? Who is the protector and who is the offender? Are there visible visible signs that make the roles distinct? Is there freedom? Is there absolute privacy? In the above philosophical questions there are various opinions translated in a way that suits the one who utters them.

An example of convenient answers to what is freedom and secure Internet is the case of "Elder Pastitsiou."

The Three-member Court of First Instance of Athens sentenced the "Elder" or Filippos Loizos as he is known, to ten months in prison with suspension, for insulting religion on an ongoing basis. Let us remind you that the prosecution for insulting the uncles (by the then commander of the DIE Sfakianakis Manolis) was brought against him after a question in the Parliament of the ex-prisoner for setting up a criminal organization, Chrysaugitian member of parliament, Christos Pappa.

The case actually started in September 2012 when Pappas had submitted the question for the satirical page Elder Pastitsios. In his question he stated that: "the user insults, mocks and tries to humiliate the holy form of Greek Orthodoxy, Elder Paisios."

His arrest had provoked and continues to provoke very strong reactions on the Internet.

The announcement by the Human Rights Defenders in Greece underlined that:

"the decision shows that the , a fundamental pillar of social coexistence in a democratic rule of law, is being questioned not only by the constitutional enemies of democracy but by its state-appointed patrons. "

(The Hellenic League for Human Rights is the oldest non-governmental organization for the protection of human rights in Greece.) The Union was originally founded by 1936, chaired by Alexander Svolos and dissolved by the dictatorship of 4 August 1953 was renamed.)

But there are worse:

Let's recall the case where the FBI captured the largest website child pornography in the world, Playpen, and started running it on government servers for 13 days trying to trap pedophiles with malware. With the malware, known to law enforcement as a “network investigative technique” (NIT), they attempted to infiltrate the TORs of users who accessed the site through .

There is no doubt that any child abuse (let alone sexual) is one of the worst crimes, but the way the FBI handled the case is equally alarming. Imagine that the Federals allowed these sites to work with the victims, indicating the pretext of the investigation.

On a web we want to be bound by the law, and to be safe, the FBI itself is committing the same crime as the criminals behind the rails.

In this case we should ask ourselves whether the facilitation of sexual abuse of children deserves to capture 100 of some alleged pedophiles and, of course, glory to the "defenders" of justice.

Όταν το 1993 δημοσιεύθηκε στη «Νew Υorker» η διάσημη σήμερα γελοιογραφία του Ρeter Steiner με λεζάντα “Στο Ι κανείς δεν ξέρει αν είσαι σκύλος” δεν έκανε και τόσο μεγάλη εντύπωση. Ήταν ακόμα η αρχή του Internet και πολλοί δεν ήξεραν σε τι αναφερόταν.Internet

Over time it became a slogan, a play (Nobody Knows I'ma Dog by Alan David Rerkins), the subject of sociological (Morahan-Martin and Schumacher, 2000) about the anonymous online presence of timid, shy, phobic or even abnormal people, as well as about the phenomenon of "online cross-dressing" (presenting yourself as a person of a different gender, age or status) by David Trend.

He was also mentioned in the book "The Road Ahead" by Bill Gates.

In one sentence he described the symbolism of this cartoon: John Gilmore: "means that the Cyberspace will be liberating because gender, race, age, appearance, even dogness are absent there" .

This, of course, is the one side of anonymity on the Internet that acts liberatingly, protects privacy, makes possible personal confession or the channeling of valuable information that the media dare not publish. They are often the only source from countries with authoritarian and illiberal regimes. It is a democratic revolution.

Anonymity, along with the ease of publishing (even a dog can set up a blog), has brought about the greatest in the field of publicity after the invention of printing. Every citizen, with an expenditure of a few euros per month, can become "his own publisher" and have access to thousands or even millions of readers. It can also participate in discussion groups (fora and chat), in meeting places or in parallel life spaces (such as Life) without revealing his identity.

The other side of the same coin is the negative:
Anonymity facilitates irresponsible rumour, slander, the gossip, threats and insults. Not to mention cybercrime – which too is usually based on anonymity.

Although it is often inflated by the media (like everything new), it is today a reality:

From the hacker who breaks the Pentagon's secret codes as the robber who opens bank accounts or steals credit cards. Not to mention other offending behaviors reinforced by anonymity, such as the pedophile, the neo-Nazi of the terrorist but as we have seen above and by the Authorities themselves.

Why on the Internet no one knows if you are a dog.

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