GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran

Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by rurban on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @10:21AM (#25646396)

I would blame the automatic sanctioning software triggering such as situation, without checking if the new access from Iran was by a tourist or citizen. Adding an org block for minor access within two weeks is overreach.

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Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by inlined on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @10:45AM (#25646680)

I’m unaware of a library that checks citizenship of the user behind an IP address.

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Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by rurban on Thursday January 07, 2021 @04:16PM (#25677597)

Exactly, that's why cannot block somebody on the first access. Even prosecutors will understand this.

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Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by harperlee on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @10:46AM (#25646686)

This kind of software is not simply installed with an apt-get one-liner, github can’t be exempted from choosing their business rules on screening matches.

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