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A comment on GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran. Parent comment

Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by sparkling on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @09:42AM (#25645977)
The problem starts with how to even identify if someone is physically in Iran. Making that asumption based on the IP address is highly questionable.
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Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by ABeeSea on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @10:47AM (#25646706)
You think a lot of people are proxyjng their traffic through an Iranian IP address?
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