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DDoS-Guard is based in Russia, they just happen to have an entity in Scotland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDoS-Guard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDoS-Guard

bloopernova 4y ago
Would that business relationship be covered by sanctions against russia? (honest question, I don't know how the sanctions relate to internet businesses)
- keewee7 4y ago
  There is no government mandated "sanction all of Russia" law. Most Western companies voluntarily left Russia. But there is nothing stopping you from starting a company and trading with Russian entities.
keewee7 4y ago
Weird, why are they so shy about mentioning they're Russian on their website? Anyways that Scottish entity will soon have some bad things happening to it. The UK authorities will come down hard on anyone who supports the shitty "Bully LGBT people into suicide" forum.
- ajb 4y ago
  > Weird, why are they so shy about mentioning they're Russian on their website? There are currently sanctions against Russia. They're not comprehensive, but many companies won't want to use a Russian company just because they don't want the risk that more stuff will be banned later (never mind the hassle of figuring out whether what you need to do is banned already)
  - throwaway67743 4y ago
    Nothing to do with sanctions, though.
- throwaway67743 4y ago
  Because in the west Russia has long had a negative association with computer misuse, in general the response has always been "Russia bad, don't do business, block everything" so a Russian company doing ddos protection garners the same jokes as av companies writing malware, unfounded but you know, them dirty Russians - this isn't really the case any more and hasn't been for a long time since Russia has not been a "safe haven" for at least a decade or so, despite the misinformation others keep posting. Anyway this association means they miss out on business not only from legitimate clients, but also shadier sites who don't really want that association either. Also significant tax advantages.

bloopernova 4y ago

Would that business relationship be covered by sanctions against russia? (honest question, I don't know how the sanctions relate to internet businesses)

keewee7 4y ago
There is no government mandated "sanction all of Russia" law. Most Western companies voluntarily left Russia. But there is nothing stopping you from starting a company and trading with Russian entities.

keewee7 4y ago

Weird, why are they so shy about mentioning they're Russian on their website? Anyways that Scottish entity will soon have some bad things happening to it. The UK authorities will come down hard on anyone who supports the shitty "Bully LGBT people into suicide" forum.

ajb 4y ago
> Weird, why are they so shy about mentioning they're Russian on their website? There are currently sanctions against Russia. They're not comprehensive, but many companies won't want to use a Russian company just because they don't want the risk that more stuff will be banned later (never mind the hassle of figuring out whether what you need to do is banned already)
- throwaway67743 4y ago
  Nothing to do with sanctions, though.
throwaway67743 4y ago
Because in the west Russia has long had a negative association with computer misuse, in general the response has always been "Russia bad, don't do business, block everything" so a Russian company doing ddos protection garners the same jokes as av companies writing malware, unfounded but you know, them dirty Russians - this isn't really the case any more and hasn't been for a long time since Russia has not been a "safe haven" for at least a decade or so, despite the misinformation others keep posting. Anyway this association means they miss out on business not only from legitimate clients, but also shadier sites who don't really want that association either. Also significant tax advantages.