Belgian politician wants blokkadesysteem against phishing sites

The Belgian parlementari lwa r Peter Dedecker wants that phishing sites are blocked, to careless to protect users. Accordingly, the blokkadesysteem be used that are now being used to websites like The Pirate Bay and StopKinderporno.com block.

Blocking of phishing sites can careless users protect, writes member of parliament Peter Dedecker on his website. “Last year, could be handy fraudsters whopping 3 million booty at users of internet banking”, suing Dedecker. “During the first three months of this year was that a staggering eur 1.27 million euros.”

Since 2009 in Belgium, at the charge of the government websites are blocked, such as The Pirate Bay and the website, Stop child Pornography, where the addresses of paedophiles could be found. That system would, according to Dedecker, also can be used for phishing sites to block. The Federal computer Crime Unit of the Belgian police, would the implementation be for his account can take.

Dedecker, stressed that with the technique of ‘extreme caution’ should be merged. “The step to censorship like the Chinese firewall is not so great,” writes Dedecker. So should be on the lookout for false blockages, there must be full transparency about what is and is not blocked, and should providers are protected from claims in unjust blockades.

An advantage of the current blokkadesysteem is according to Dedecker, that it is very easy to circumvent: it is a dns block, so setting up an alternate dns server is sufficient. “The effect of such blocking is so low for the experienced user,” says Dedecker: who really wants to, the website in question or visit. “Fortunately, perhaps, given the link with censorship.”