Re:Lizard Stresser Runs on Hacked Home Routers
by dewey on Friday January 09, 2015 @01:20PM
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Because it's a customer like everyone else, as a service provider you should maintain a neutral stance even if you don't like the service they provide. Just like ISPs shouldn't handle Netflix's traffic any different than traffic from other companies.
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Re:Lizard Stresser Runs on Hacked Home Routers
by drzaiusapelord on Friday January 09, 2015 @02:34PM
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Knowingly providing internet infrastructure so others can attack other internet infrastructure is far from "being neutral." ISPs disconnect customers all the time for abuse, yet somehow Cloudflare gets a free pass?
Funny how the solution to being DDOS'd by their own customers is, "Buy our product." In the sane world we call this racketeering or protection money.
Re:Lizard Stresser Runs on Hacked Home Routers
by newaccountfool on Friday January 09, 2015 @03:22PM
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If I was Cloudflare I wouldn't go cutting my customers until I had a court order or an official reason to.
Re:Lizard Stresser Runs on Hacked Home Routers
by sp332 on Friday January 09, 2015 @01:31PM
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ISPs will cut off service entirely if a customer is behaving abusively.
Re:Lizard Stresser Runs on Hacked Home Routers
by Karunamon on Friday January 09, 2015 @03:37PM
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No, they will cut off service entirely if the user's behavior threatens their network (usually legally).
As an example, ISP's don't drop spammers because they morally hate spam, they drop spammers because their mail servers will get blacklisted and make their customers hate them.
A fine distinction, but an important one.