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I don't know many companies offering free CDN and DDoS protection with a potential for concealing backend from public
No, but U.S. laws can allow the government to access ALL DATA held by U.S. companies and their subsidiaries, regardless of where the subsidiary is registered and the data is stored.
We are talking about different stuff then
Man, don't be rude or dumb about it. I am not complaining at all. I am exploring new opportunities and looking for ways to grow the project. I am spending real time and money on this - learning, paying lawyers, paying for IT services - and then sharing what I learn so it can help other people too. Meanwhile, I have not seen anything useful from you here, so right now you are just adding noise. Don't be that guy.
Regarding the GDPR:
That said, this is not especially important. None of the providers are even remotely relying on GDPR. They are just giving random reasons that have nothing to do with the law. For example, they say, “What if someone sends something through the contact form?” My lawyer’s response is that you cannot speculate about something that has not happened. A tool by itself is not a violation. He then asks them to show what, exactly, was sent through the form. There are no answers to those questions. Instead, the response is, “We understand your explanation, but what if someone sends something through the form?” And so on.
As for “personal data,” under the laws of the state where the business is registered and where the founders live, and this is disclosed everywhere, all beneficiary information is published on a public government resource maintained by the Department of State. That includes home addresses and even email correspondence if the business owner requested a name change or other amendment. In my case, all of that information is publicly available on the official state website, and it will never be removed because that is how state law works. Anyone who registered a business there accepted those terms.
So if the same information is displayed on an official government website, and nothing negative is said about these people, that is considered acceptable. But when the same information appears alongside statements that they are bad actors, they suddenly object. That suggests the real issue is not personal data, correct?
Thank you. I will see who else replies today, and tonight I may launch the third mirror, possibly with you.
Uh? I have already gave you great advice: your content is illegal in the EU, do not use EU providers. In the US free speech protections are way more extensive than in the EU.
This is actually great advice, if you choose to follow that. About free speech friendly providers in the US - there are plenty of them, and plenty of threads in this forum talking about them. I will give you one pointer anyway: FiberHub.
I do not get what is the big issue, your site is no THAT bad in the sense that plenty of providers will be willing to host it. You are just making some horrible provider choices, like choosing a Slovenian company.
What is more, I mentioned Switzerland, and this is what came to light. Switzerland is not required to comply with GDPR as its domestic law because it is not part of the EU or the EEA. It has its own law, the FADP. GDPR does not apply there unless the company conducts business in the EU.
Like what?
You are wrong. As the EU lawyer explained above, this is already well established. But that is not the point right now. I want to spread the mirrors across different continents, and at the moment I specifically need a U.S. mirror.
I think its silly to argue whether or not this or that is illegal or legal. Lawyers and Law enforcement in their jurisdiction knows whether it is or not its legal. If a hosting provider in the EU feels there is legal issues or simply don't want to host OP website, its all good. No one is forcing them to host it.
So you are looking for US East and US Central or only one of them? I may have someone in mind that can help.
Is this the one?
https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/79397/ultravps-com-aka-vp-easy-aka-vesaweb-aka-fiberhub-non-existent-24-7-support
That thread does not sound very promising. By the way, DirectHub does not offer any VPS services directly.
Only one is needed for now. Two are already up and running. The East Coast is preferred at the moment, with support for free speech as a requirement.
BuyVM's Las Vegas location is Fiberhub.
Switzerland's FADP is almost 1:1 to GDPR, they are mirror laws.
That's why data transfer there does not require same "precautions" as transfer to other "foreign" countries.
I am already with BuyVM in Swiss, and I do not want one company handling 1 or 2 of the complaints for both locations at the same time. My opponent moves fast, monitors the web daily, and keeps scrubbing information about himself. Most of the sites are already gone, and even Google Search results have largely been wiped. So he will figure out it is BuyVM within a day or two. You guys were the ones who suggested not putting all my eggs in one basket.
@concept and @ALL
Could you give me a couple of recommendations today, within the next 1 to 4 hours, based on everything discussed above? I am looking at the central or East Coast of the U.S. I would like to wrap up the issue of the three mirrors this evening and then see how things develop from there. I already replied above regarding BuyVM.
I just sent you a pm.