GitHub shuts off access to Aurelia repository, citing trade sanctions

Re:GitHub shuts off access to Aurelia repository, citing tra... by tlrobinson on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:28PM (#22631373)

> They have no reason to hide (except for the massive amount of cyber crime they originate, where VPNs are used)

And, well, trade sanctions, which is why the parent comment wondered if they used VPNs.

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Re:GitHub shuts off access to Aurelia repository, citing tra... by dsl on Thursday March 19, 2020 @05:05PM (#22631741)

I used to use an Iranian based VPN. Sanctions are almost always implemented by billing address, not by IP address. Geolocation services are crap when you start getting in to third world countries.

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Re:GitHub shuts off access to Aurelia repository, citing tra... by mirimir on Thursday March 19, 2020 @05:30PM (#22631968)

Billing addresses are easy to fake.

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Re:GitHub shuts off access to Aurelia repository, citing tra... by mike_d on Friday March 20, 2020 @04:00AM (#22635864)

Ok? I'm sure most e-commerce websites would scoff at the idea of having shoppers mail in a notarized copy of their passport before they can make a purchase.

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Re:GitHub shuts off access to Aurelia repository, citing tra... by vinay427 on Friday March 20, 2020 @04:57AM (#22636098)

A passport generally doesn't even indicate where someone lives or has lived.

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Re:GitHub shuts off access to Aurelia repository, citing tra... by vinay427 on Friday March 20, 2020 @04:56AM (#22636096)

For most businesses forced to comply, that seems like a feature, not a bug.

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