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The user says he's connected to Slack from an Iranian IP address 6 months ago. That's likely the reason Slack was able to pinpoint him.
by underyx 8y ago
The user says he's connected to Slack from an Iranian IP address 6 months ago. That's likely the reason Slack was able to pinpoint him.
- thecatspaw 8y agoSo if you once log in during a holiday trip to iran your account gets blocked
- andybak 8y agoIran's been on my list of "wanna go" destinations for a while (Food and architecture mainly). Looks like I'd have to choose between that and having any connection with a US based company. Great.
- underyx 8y agoI know it's inconvenient, but you could still work around this by using a burner phone during your trip, no?
- andybak 8y agoYeah but my laptop is more problematic. I'm responsible for a dozen client websites so I need to take my work environment on holiday with me in case of emergency. I guess I could take a Chromebook or something and rely on ssh but I really hate coding without my pet IDE and I've never got the hang of Vim.
- deadbunny 8y agoOr just not log into slack when on holiday?
- icebraining 8y agoIf you have an app installed in your phone, it might sync without your knowledge.
- deadbunny 8y agoSure, so your option is "uninstall app" or "never visit country/region I've always wanted to". Tough choice. I'm not defending slack or practices like it (hell, I have a blank phone I use whenever I leave the country) but it's not quite the choice you're making it out to be.
- icebraining 8y agoI'm just warning people that might not think of that.
- andybak 8y ago> Sure, so your option is "uninstall app" The problem is "which app?". Short of a factory reset on both my phone, laptop and kindle it seems I would be in danger of tripping a switch somewhere.
- quickthrower2 8y agoAh well it’s probably smart to take a fresh phone through borders anyway.
- grecy 8y agoEveryone I have ever met that has been to Iran absolutely raves about it. I've never met a single person that didn't extend their stay, and doesn't rate it as hands down the best country they have ever been to. It's very, very high on my list. But if you have an American or British passport you currently can't go without an escort. (I'm an Overlander, I drove AK-Argentina and am now driving right around Africa. I've met 200+ people that have been to Iran)
- underyx 8y agoThis sounds a bit interesting, extending trips doesn't sound like a common occurrence, but you say you met 200+ people that did just that?
- brynjolf 8y agoIran is one of the most heavy users of social accounts to influence the world, amongst Russia and China.
- ryanlol 8y agoI think he's talking about overland travel, in which case extending trips would certainly be a common occurrence.
- grecy 8y agoOh, extending is super-common. Once you're in a country it's really easy to extend your visa, even if was hard to get in the first place. I extended in Angola when getting a visa there was hard, I extended it in Mali, Zimbabwe, just looked into it in Ethiopia, etc. Of course, as Overlanders we have our own vehicles are I'd say 50% of us are not time limited [1], so we just stay as long as we want in countries we like. [1] NOTE: Many of us - me included - are money limited, not time limited.
- Down_n_Out 8y agoIran is an amazing country and the people even more so, never ever met people more kind, giving (even when they don't have anything they give you all they've got), helpful, funny and down to earth. The fauna, flora and architecture alone is worth it, the people is just the icing on the cake.
- daliusd 8y agoYou will use internet through SSH tunnel or VPN anyway as otherwise internet is useless in Iran. I was there this September.
- propogandist 8y agoIf you visit Iran it will impact your ability to visit certain countries without a visa, like the UK. Also, from what I've gathered, visiting Israel may impact your ability to visit Iran.