wandaluzt (u/wandaluzt)

wandaluzt commented on Ask HN: Politics Blog Cloudflare Subpoena · Posted by u/_ost4

emilstahl · a year ago

Keep in mind that your registant details of your .com domain might also be disclosed.

Your domain is at Tucows:

>Tucows Privacy Policy prohibits the release of registrant information without express permission from the registrant except under limited circumstances such as when necessary to comply with ICANN’s Whois publication requirements or when required to comply with law or legal process properly served on Tucows or one of its affiliates.

https://tucowsdomains.com/help/legal-submissions/tucows-inc-...

wandaluzt · a year ago

It's not in my name even there.

wandaluzt commented on Ask HN: Politics Blog Cloudflare Subpoena · Posted by u/_ost4

declan_roberts · a year ago

Your best option is to transfer all ownership of the web page out of your control to someone you trust in a territory that has better 1st amendment protections, such as the USA. I'd be happy to help with that. My email is in my profile.

It makes me sad to see the current speech protections eroding so quickly in the UK. Anything I can do to help.

wandaluzt · a year ago

Thank you. The site domain is technically not owned by me anymore. The hosting provider has not been a problem.

It is the USA that I'm having problems with, Cloudflare a US company about to hand over my details to a UK based private individual.

wandaluzt commented on Ask HN: Politics Blog Cloudflare Subpoena · Posted by u/_ost4

wandaluzt · a year ago

Hi.

Thanks for replying. I wasn't sure what I was able to do and did not wish to spam. This is the article. It did not actually name him, but when he started to harass the site, and try to have it taken down, I started to document this in further stories. Unfortunately he is unrelenting. Apologies if the language in the title offends anyone. The site has matured since then and has over 10k unique visitors per month.

https://debunkingtamworth.com/2023/10/tamworth-borough-counc...

wandaluzt · a year ago

I have now removed the post.

wandaluzt commented on Ask HN: Politics Blog Cloudflare Subpoena · Posted by u/_ost4

crtasm · a year ago

How can you be sure of that when you were only sent a screenshot?

Why put that headline on the post without any evidence to back it up?

wandaluzt · a year ago

I reported on what I saw. It is not the sites finest hour and not what I set it up to do. There were also other people emailing in saying it happened to them. Unfortunately they had no evidence. The evidence was someone saying he did that on a public Facebook post that anyone could access.

wandaluzt commented on Ask HN: Politics Blog Cloudflare Subpoena · Posted by u/_ost4

phkahler · a year ago

>> I understand his family have already seen it and it has caused him to not stand in another election.

So you think it's OK to end a political career via website while remaining anonymous?

You're playing big boy games with kid tactics.

wandaluzt · a year ago

Not at all. It was appropriate that allegations were brought to the fore so that they could be investigated by those appropriate. He chose to end his career by not standing. Would you say that about a national newspaper finding a clear allegation about a politician or celebrity and publishing it in the public interest?

wandaluzt commented on Ask HN: Politics Blog Cloudflare Subpoena · Posted by u/_ost4

toast0 · a year ago

The US court doesn't really examine the complaint prior to issuing a subpoena, the plantiff has a dispute with you and wants to contact you but can't. So they've gone to court to ask how to contact you.

Cloudflare could move to quash the subpoena, but unless your contract says they must, that's at their discression, and unless your contract says you'll pay for it, something they would have to pay for.

If you had representation, you could move to quash the subpoena, too. And then it would be challenged.

Free speech doesn't necessarily imply anonymous speech either.

wandaluzt · a year ago

I understand about the contact thing. They have had contact with me directly and via my host and Cloudflare. They have asked for information about the account from the time their story was published up until now. So it's not just about that. They can contact me, they just aren't getting the response they want.

wandaluzt commented on Ask HN: Politics Blog Cloudflare Subpoena · Posted by u/_ost4

ThinkBeat · a year ago

I know there are several companies offering anonymous hosting and most of those I would not trust to do even regular hoosting.

Running an anonymous website is difficult. Running an anonymous website is difficult, where users are allowed to upload content that is posted on the site is even more difficult.

Do you do anything to monetize the site? That would be impossible, I think.

I would think a static site (just local html , imagesand as litle javascript as possible wuold be good.

Then finding a hosting enentity of some form outside of US / EU juristrition. Paying in cash without ever meeting. (Cash is harder to trace than bitcoin) (Depending on handover).

and ensure that the hosting provider flushes all logs every 5 mins or so.

Stragenluy I htink part of the package would be to flush teh site in a second if it became needed

wandaluzt · a year ago

I looked at monetising. It wasn't what I wanted to do. The cause was more important to me. It entered a phase where as someone below said, it became a 'gossip rag'. But then it grew up and started being a trusted source in the town it serves. I never imagined I would have to go to the lengths criminals do just to keep me safe from my opinions.

wandaluzt commented on Ask HN: Politics Blog Cloudflare Subpoena · Posted by u/_ost4

MichaelZuo · a year ago

I edited the prior comment a minute after I posted it.

How is that relevant when they would still need to go to a UK court to go after you in some way?

Which is what you are afraid of, I’m assumming?

wandaluzt · a year ago

At least in the UK a lawyer would tell him whether he had a case or not. At least I'd be dealing with the UK court system where I have some chance of understanding it. I also have legal insurance. I do not genuinely believe it would get to court. Cloudflare just handing over details is just chilling. They could have just asked me to take the content down.

wandaluzt commented on Ask HN: Politics Blog Cloudflare Subpoena · Posted by u/_ost4

noman-land · a year ago

I can't say much about your legal situation and wish you no misfortune whatsoever but this is a gossip rag. You could and should have done more research to substantiate such a wild claim before publishing it. Surely there is ample documented evidence of this behavior.

wandaluzt · a year ago

It was a clear as day allegation made by someone for everyone to see. There was no more research to do.

In fairness it was not what the blog was set up to do and have since reverted to cause. I was going to take the articles down but after being harassed felt less inclined.

wandaluzt commented on Ask HN: Politics Blog Cloudflare Subpoena · Posted by u/_ost4

notRobot · a year ago

Who is your host? I'm looking for recommendations and they sound cool.

wandaluzt · a year ago

I'd tell you on here but it might make my post here a bit too obvious as the person knows who they are.