Technology German court revives case that could threaten ad blockers

[piquiteco]

All websites you access on the deep web are .onion, or am I mistaken, is it .com? Remember, there is no other way, it's super easy to find a deep web address.

I know I'm just saying that all these .onion sites can only be accessed by a specific browser, which is TOR.

 

[piquiteco]

@Marko :)
Edit. No, I was the one who locked it in Toggle BB code LOL

 

[Marko :)]

But here's the catch: .onion websites are dark web. To open these websites you need special software (Tor), this is why it's called dark. It's hidden and normal internet users can't open it unless they download Tor.

Deep web websites, on the other hand, have a normal domain extensions (.com, .net, .org,...), it's just you can't find these websites because Google, Bing, Yandex haven't indexed it and added to their search engines. Though you can open them without additional software. If I buy the domain and hosting, and launch a website im-marko-and-this-is-my-web-website.com without sharing it and keeping it only for myself, then this website is part of the deep web because no one knows it exists.

The only difference is dark web you can't access with your web browser. Deep web you can, you just have to find the website address somehow.

 

[piquiteco]

Not necessarily. There are a lot of websites that are available through normal web browser, just aren't shared anywhere this is what we call deep web. Any "hidden" website that you can't access using normal web browser is dark web.

".onion" is a top-level domain suffix used to identify hidden services accessible through the Tor network. These services, also known as "onion services," are not registered in the global DNS and therefore can only be accessed using the Tor browser or other compatible software.

 

[piquiteco]

The only difference is dark web you can't access with your web browser. Deep web you can, you just have to find the website address somehow.

I believe so, I have never accessed it, but it seems that you need to make a specific configuration, as is the case with Firefox here.

 

[piquiteco]

The only difference is dark web you can't access with your web browser. Deep web you can, you just have to find the website address somehow.

Let's get started, then. We won't just stick to theory. I'll use Firefox as an example and put it into practice, without using TOR. Let's see if it works, shall we?

Edit.
I couldn't do it. If you don't connect to the Tor network, forget it. Even following these instructions from Proton didn't help. The funny thing is that the AV and the extension block all .onion URLs as malicious. It's always the same thing, I changed the DNS, disabled it, and tried everything, but it always ends up with "Unable to access this site."

 

[Marko :)]

Let's get started, then. We won't just stick to theory. I'll use Firefox as an example and put it into practice, without using TOR. Let's see if it works, shall we?

Edit.
I couldn't do it. If you don't connect to the Tor network, forget it. Even following these instructions from Proton didn't help. The funny thing is that the AV and the extension block all .onion URLs as malicious. It's always the same thing, I changed the DNS, disabled it, and tried everything, but it always ends up with "Unable to access this site."

You can make Firefox or any other browser use Tor network, they will open .onion sites normally, but it's recommended not to do so because you'd need to change quite a few settings and there's no guarantee it will work. There's also a chance it will leak your IP address so if you wanted to use it to hide your identity, just don't.

If anyone wants to use Tor, it's recommended to download the Tor Browser from their site; no need to adjust your own browser for it. Beside, I don't see the reason why would anyone use Tor for regular browsing. All it does is you give those annoying captchas to solve on every single website you visit.

 

[jamey910111]

Maybe regarding piracy, but anything else I wouldn't really call North African countries a "paradise" for internet users. They are known for censoring the web and shutting down internet during turbulent times.

Western countries do that when they have 1/100 of the turbulent times of those countries

 

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website code falls under the control of the German Copyright Act. So modifying the web page's Document Object Model (DOM) or Cascading Style Sheets – a common way to alter or remove web page elements – represents copyright infringement

If the court agrees with this interpretation of copyright law, then it will have significant unintended consequences.

I don't know what is happening with the Western European countries lately. Eastern European and Balkan countries are literal heaven for internet users.

The case is about revenue. Money. So no surprise in that regard. At least its a civil case and not a regulatory position. If the court rules in favor of the Kläger, then it will set case law precedent for potential future cases of a similar character but still will not have regulatory standing. No one has to comply with case law unless it become encoded in regulatory statutes & policies.