Max Resing<p>Received an email by the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NANOG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NANOG</span></a> mailing list in which they raise a pretty concerning thing: Apparently, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> started to intercept or nullroute certain IP addresses of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDN</span></a> providers. The intent is to fight <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/piracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>piracy</span></a> during <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/football" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>football</span></a> matches.</p><p>Do the people who pass the list of IP addresses even understand the significance of blocking a bunch of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDN</span></a> networks of various providers? Seriously?! It <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/censors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censors</span></a> access to tens of thousands of legitimate <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/websites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>websites</span></a> which is blatantly accepted as a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/collateral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collateral</span></a> to help out some shady sports association in their <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copyright</span></a>?</p><p>How much shadier can a decision be? Since this is a thing, maybe they can think about taking down entire regions in Spain the next football match?</p><p>The amount of collateral damage in the name of copyright is ridiculous. The <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> really has to step-up their game in addressing those concerning developments. I read about multiple such blatant decisions so far. Eyeing at you, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Quad9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quad9</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sony</span></a>...</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/copyrightinfringement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copyrightinfringement</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LaLiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaLiga</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/digitalsovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalsovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/digitaleurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitaleurope</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/corporatepower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporatepower</span></a></p>