[AYBABTME]

Not everyone desires to take part in geopolitics and become a tool of diplomacy. Some people just want to do their business and it's perfectly fine in my opinion. You can't force people to be patriotic or to feel a patriotic call.

[notsony]

From the FAQ:

> Due to the sensitive nature of the content on our web sites we prefer to remain anonymous at this point

If they want help they need to be transparent about who they are and what their objective is. One man's tool of diplomacy is anothet man's... etc.

[MichaelGG]

I worked with a DDoS protection provider briefly. Suffice to say, it's quite possible that being public with identity can bring a significant chance of physical harm. Dunno about this particular case, or China, but for other people offering services to that continent-area, they had real concerns.

[mauricemir]

Ah freeriders