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I wouldn't use any provider that took an active interest in monitoring my traffic or examining my VPS.
by tomhogans 17y ago
I wouldn't use any provider that took an active interest in monitoring my traffic or examining my VPS.
- fnid2 17y agoIt's not about that, it's about figuring out who you are before you sign up.
- mantas 17y agoHow? By adding a "Are you a terrorist?" checkbox in signup form? Doing full CIA scan for all new users? Maybe they should require web serving license issued by govt, like they do for guns?
- fnid2 17y agoThere are ways that are less intrusive, but still somewhat effective. Security is mostly about probabilities. The more circles you remove from the venn diagram, the lower the probability of problems. So if you remove everyone from China, sure, you remove a lot of fine customers, but you also remove a huge swath of the internet crime rings. Require a US based address. Email the people and have a conversation. Require a phone call. It's the same as renting out an apartment, If you start renting your apartments to criminals, pretty soon, all you'll have is criminals.