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by wandaluzt 537 days ago
The subpoena has been issued against Cloudflare in the US in a California court. I have a copy of the subpoena that states they must hand over information that identifies the person behind the site.

I did not expect a subpoena to be issued in the first place, without any test to see if the person has a valid claim.
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aimazon 537 days ago
Cloudflare are open about their compliance with these type of requests: https://www.cloudflare.com/trust-hub/law-enforcement/

If you're unable to find a lawyer, contact the court directly to seek advice on responding: you should be able to file a response yourself.

That said, keep in mind, if the person chasing you is willing to hire a lawyer to file in California, they're probably not going to stop pursuing you. They'll file again and again for different reasons in different jurisdictions. Cloudflare have your identity and will give it up every time they are asked to by a court, it doesn't take much for an enterprising adversary to get access to it.

At a minimum, get off Cloudflare immediately.

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wandaluzt 537 days ago
It looks like they filed it themselves and are not using lawyers.

I intend to get off Cloudflare if they are going to behave like this.

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gdgegeg 537 days ago
Taking your statement of factualness at face value, this councillor is behaving shamelessly and inappropriately, in a manner that would not be politically advantegous if discovered more broadly.

While it may not solve your immediate problem of wishing to remain anonymous, it may be worthwhile writing of this to Private Eye. (https://www.private-eye.co.uk/). If they shine a light on you, shining it back may be your best bet.

As someone who runs a political blog in the UK, you are almost certainly aware of the magazine's existence. However for others, the magazine features a consistent section of the shameful acts one finds across local councils across the UK. While the readership is niche and the content is almost exclusively in print, not online, it has an outsized impact in media and political circles.

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threatofrain 537 days ago
Is there a non-Cloudflare company willing to spend big bucks on a basically free-tier customer that loses them money?
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mmaunder 537 days ago
Blog about this and provide more detail and background. Links to content, screenshots of the subpoena. Looks like your post has been flagged here. I'd go into more detail if you want visibility on this.
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wandaluzt 537 days ago
Flagged? In what way?

I did think about blogging about it. Unfortunately I don't think it will help.

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