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		pueblito on Dec 19, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I was part of a human subject research study witho... > I go out of my way to ensure that this website handles as little user data as possible. I have gone so far to do this that the only unique identifiers I deal with are IP addresses… This page uses Cloudflare so they’re offloading data collection but it’s still being done, right?

xena on Dec 19, 2021 [–]

I use Cloudflare because I've gotten DDOSed over my blog before. Being openly not male on the internet is a great way to get people DDOSing you and sending nasty letters to your employer about your moral character. Sorry I have to do this, but I don't really want to be DDOSed over my tech writing.

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