Basic Information
Discussion: Replacing DataCell with Vikings
Related Threads:
Original Vikings thread got purged (see: [Rules] Posts Getting Deleted)
- Perhaps the PTIO team could create a new one?
Vikings Information:
URL: https://vikings.net/
FOSS?: https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/vikings
Location: Germany
SSL: Yes
DataCell information:
URL: https://datacell.is
FOSS?: Not a priority
Location: Not certain, seems to be owned in Iceland and operated in Switzerland.
SSL: Currently Outdated [Sept 2019]
More Information
DataCell is an āethicalā hosting provider in Iceland. Offering ā100% Sustainableā hosting practices based in Switzerlan (and possibly Iceland?).
Vikings is also an āethicalā hosting provider with similar services in Germany.
They also sell hardware and are one of the contenders for the new āHardwareā section:
github [dot] com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io/pull/989
Why Vikings?
Vikings has a strong focus on selling privacy-respecting hardware.
Iceland and Switzerland are free-speech eccentric. However, Germany still includes many free-speech protections.
I recommend PRQ for users interested in Data Havens:
Discussion: PRQ
Note: Vikings only accepts orders over email for the time being until they can set-up an online store.
It is also, unclear if DataCell hosts its own servers or is a reseller for its partner RackBone:
https://rackbone.ch/