[spindritf]

Yes, it worries me that Cloudflare is proxying an ever larger number of websites I visit. It is not so easy to dump Cloudflare when you need it though. They mitigate DDoS attacks, handle large volume traffic. I think moot even said that he'd have to close 4chan if it wasn't for Cloudflare.

[stevenh]

Cloudflare hosts and defends the sites of numerous DDoS-for-pay services and they refuse to take them down.

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/02/the-new-normal-200-400-gb...

"[The DDoS-for-pay] industry probably would destroy itself without Cloudflare’s protection, and furthermore ... some might perceive a credibility issue with a company that sells DDoS protection services providing safe haven to an entire cottage industry of DDoS-for-hire services."

[spindritf]

That actually makes me trust them more. If they don't take down a site like that, then whatever site I run is certainly in the clear.

[eastdakota]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7968247

[pktgen]

Glad you posted that, as I'm interested in seeing this discussion continued (re. my admittedly late post in that thread).