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> WTH is a “bulletproof host”? A "bulletproof" host or provider is the colloquial term for a business that will not reveal your identity, payment information,
by david_shaw 1y ago
> WTH is a “bulletproof host”?
A "bulletproof" host or provider is the colloquial term for a business that will not reveal your identity, payment information, provide LEO access, respond to subpoenas, etc.
It's generally used by cyber-criminals as a "safe" vendor, though some privacy-minded individuals like this type of provider as well.
- cptnapalm 1y agoMy mind first jump to an old video of somebody shooting a Sun Microsystems machine and the bullets did not in fact penetrate the steel.
- rrauenza 1y agoAre you thinking of HP or did they both do it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnjb1WVkhmU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnjb1WVkhmU
- cptnapalm 1y agoI forgot about the HP one! I distinctly remember there was a Sun too; it was like a backyard shoot.
- willvarfar 1y agoThere was an awesome viral video of someone offloading their frustration and a full mag on an HP printer. Now I can't find the original because it started a trend of copiers.
- LtdJorge 1y agoSun servers at least got yelled at.
- zamadatix 1y ago> provide LEO access Those poor astronauts! ("Law Enforcement Officer", for anyone else not in the know).
- tharkun__ 1y agoEspecially helpful hint coz the other thread's talking about Elon </SCNR>
- NooneAtAll3 1y agogreat inventing new word when we don't need one
- myth2018 1y agoThank you for the clarification, that one caught me