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GitHub censored my research data

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Re: GitHub censored my research data

#33
> I understand that Github doesn’t have the resources to investigate each and every DMCA notice. However, it still took me by surprise that Github censors data so easily.

Send a counter-notification asserting that the data is not under copyright and have it put back up. Assuming this is really DMCA.

Re: GitHub censored my research data

#35
And just like that, we discover how helpless the average Joe is against corporate money.

Let's crowdfund an AWS s3+CloudFront hosted site. DDosing that is no easy feat, and if corps do try it, the logs can prove their complicity, which has legal implications I presume

Re: GitHub censored my research data

#36
post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would probably get DDOS'ed just as quickly.

Just put it behind the free Cloudfare protection.

>Only limited DDoS protection and mitigation is provided to domains on a free or Pro plan through "I'm Under Attack" mode. If you are looking for advanced DDoS protection and mitigation and frequently suffer sizable DDoS attacks, please consider looking at our Business or Enterprise plans.

https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200170186-D...

Re: GitHub censored my research data

#39
We at GitLab believe the author did not responsibly disclose this security information in a proper manner, and today we removed the list of hosts in accordance with our terms of service (https://about.gitlab.com/terms/).

The author says that he contacted "about 30 merchants directly", but the published list includes over 1000 merchants. Most merchants were neither informed nor given a chance to respond in a timely manner. We did not feel comfortable hosting information that could be construed as an open invitation for malicious users to exploit.

Re: GitHub censored my research data

#40
GL sent me this statement. For the record, I didn't publish vulnerable systems, I published stores that have malware.

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Willem,

GitLab has opted to remove the list of servers that you posted in your snippet. GitLab views the exposure of the vulnerable systems as egregious and will not abide it. While GiLab reserves the right take further action, up to and including termination (https://about.gitlab.com/terms/), we have chosen not to terminate or lock your account.

Please know this decision was not reached lightly and we appreciate your understanding on the matter.

Regards, GitLab

GitLab Support Team GitLab, Inc.

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