LoafyLemon

Look, I get where you’re coming from, but saying Cloudflare collects everything just because they have some access to data is a bit of a stretch. Sure, they might have some data for security and optimization, but that doesn’t mean they’re hoarding every little detail about users. They’re more like the bouncer at the club, keeping an eye on things without memorizing everyone’s life story. So, while they might have a bit of info, calling it “collecting everything” is like saying a bouncer knows everything about the party – it’s just not the case.

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That’s not true at all, though. I can see only the basic information, such as:

• Page load time
• Number of visitors per country
• Browser header and user agent
• Referral (if any)

That’s all there is to it. I don’t have access to IP addresses, location data, or behavioural information. I only have access to the necessary information that enables my website to function seamlessly.

I employ VPN, TOR, and additionally, I manage sites utilizing CloudFlare. I can tell you this much: There aren’t many alternative services that safeguard your website and gather statistics while respecting the privacy of the end user. CloudFlare even provides onion routes for TOR users, which I’ve naturally activated for my website. Thus, the issue doesn’t rest with CloudFlare; it’s a tool. The true issue lies with the webmasters abusing their power and using overzealous rulesets.

They could easily apply the same rulesets by utilizing nginx to proxy the traffic and implementing blocks on their side, avoiding CloudFlare altogether. The only distinction would be the increased expenses and a different host, nothing more.

Centralization is an issue, but it’s not Cloudflare to blame, it’s the ISPs and governing bodies. Consider this: who’s the one who initiated the initial block in the first place?

I don’t see the need to vilify Cloudflare. So far, they have shown nothing but respect towards net neutrality, fighting against bad internet practices (like Google), and even standing up to ISPs and governments to protect their users, whether they’re pirates or not.

They have been around long enough (10+ years) to let you judge them and their services through their actions, not rumours.

Did anyone even bother to check out the article? Cloudflare is being allowed again since the ban broke the rules of net neutrality… It’s the IP blocking methods that are being outlawed.

It’s in the first paragraph.

In 2022, rightsholders obtained permission in Austria to block several pirate site domains and a list of IP addresses that actually belonged to Cloudflare. ISPs had no choice but to comply with the court’s instructions which took out countless Cloudflare customers in Austria. According to reviews conducted by local telecoms regulator TKK, the IP address blocking violated net neutrality regulations and will no longer be allowed.

In other words, only domain blocking will be allowed, IP blocking will not be permitted, and cloudflare IPs must be unblocked again.

Given that JavaScript stands as one of the most prevalent vectors for infections, I am inclined to disagree.

Returns a zero, I think.

No worries, the lucky few of us living in the UK are facing the same thing, just under a different name – ‘The Investigatory Powers Act’. Don’t you just love surveillance under the pretence of doing something just?

Also the fact they called it ‘threadyverse’ instead of fediverse, makes this post appear even more nefarious.

Nice try zuck. Lol

As a European, I honestly don’t get what you’re saying. Maybe it’s worth thinking about not forcing your opinions and societal problems onto other people?

The name is fitting because it’s for cracked games, which are piped in a single programme. I don’t think it needs changing.