Project Details
Abstract
Nowadays, more and more applications available in digital markets, i.e., Play-store, Apple Store, hide other software within them, often without the user's knowledge. Consequently, when users download an application, they may simultaneously download unrequired software, i.e., hidden services, which are not useful and possibly harmful---from both a technical and legal perspective. Among these hidden services, a new type of HTTP proxy, called Residential Proxy (RESIP), has been spreading recently. Once installed, a RESIP service transforms the user's device into an exit point of a VPN network. Users who install an application that contains a hidden RESIP service unknowingly become responsible for the web traffic generated by the RESIP network, potentially becoming accountable for cyber-crimes committed by third parties. This proposal aims to address the spread of unauthorized internet proxy services by providing adequate technological and legal countermeasures, as well as to define policy guidelines to promote the correct use of anonymous internet browsing technologies. From a technical point of view, the primary objective is to investigate the functioning of RESIP proxies, also providing an AI-based detection mechanism. From the legal perspective, the goal is to provide guidelines to stem the malicious spread of proxy services, avoiding legal consequencesfor unwitting users.
Submitting Institute Name
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)
Sponsor's Award Number | VPR-TG01-009 |
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Proposal ID | HBKU-OVPR-TG-01-6 |
Status | Finished |
Effective start/end date | 1/06/21 → 31/08/23 |
Primary Theme
- Artificial Intelligence
Primary Subtheme
- AI - Education
Secondary Theme
- Social Progress
Secondary Subtheme
- SP - Ethics & Policy
Keywords
- None
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