alt Hacker NewsWe've had a similar discussion at my work. E-commerce that only ships to North America. So blocking anyone outside of that is an option.
Or I might try and put up Anubis only for them.
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lsaferite • last Friday at 7:16 PM
Just keep in mind, that could block legit users who are outside the country. One case being someone traveling and wanting to buy something to deliver home. Another case being a non-resident wanting to buy something to send to family in the service zone.
I'm not saying don't block, just saying be aware of the unintended blocks and weigh them.
redirectyou • last Friday at 3:08 PM
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Be slightly careful with commerce websites, because GeoIP databases are not perfect in my experience.
I got accidentally locked out from my server when I connected over Starlink that IP-maps to the US even though I was physically in Greece.
As a practical advice, I would use a blocklist for commerce websites, and allowlist for infra/personal.