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Building a certificate authority for the whole Internet

73 points · 57 comments · ewpratten

  1. m463 · · focus · HN ↗
    Just say no. Cloudflare should not be the gatekeeper for the internet.
    1. sneak · · focus · HN ↗
      They're not. You're free to run and visit websites that don't use CF, and you're free to get certs from non-CF CAs. What on Earth makes you think that they are any sort of gatekeeper of the web?
      1. fragmede · · focus · HN ↗
        The fact that an increasing percentage of the web uses them for interdiction.
        1. kdkcienciencjs · · focus · HN ↗
          By choice. There’s absolutely nothing keeping you from using other providers and not using CloudFlare does not block you in any way.
          1. fragmede · · focus · HN ↗
            Not using Cloudflare means I can't access a site that I don't run that has chosen to use Cloudflare. I can choose not to use that site, but my life will be lessened for that, so not using Cloudflare blocks me in that way.
            1. stubish · · focus · HN ↗
              Yes, that sort of boycott requires sacrifice, choosing to not deal with people who have different opinions. Its why mostly people might boycott meat but not people who eat meat.
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