Ask HN: Do you know an eco- and privacy-aware server provider?

2 points by rsto ↗ HN
I am looking to rent a bunch of dedicated servers. The optimal provider would be serious about green IT and operate in a jurisdiction that reasonably respects privacy (e.g. handing out data for a warrant is fine, sucking up all traffic is not). The product should include DDOS protection.

So far, I’ve narrowed down my options to:

- Orange Website, operating in Iceland [1]

- OVH, operating in France in Canada [2]

- ArtMotion, operating in Switzerland [3]

Orange fits nearly all requirements, but their pricing compared to OVH is steep. OVH, on the other hand, is a French company and I am not sure if data hosted in their Canadian datacenter falls out of the recent French surveillance law [4]. ArtMotion cost a bit less than Orange, are privacy-aware but don’t seem to have a green agenda.

Would you have any others to recommend? Or do you have experience with the aforementioned that you can share?

Thanks!

[1] https://www.orangewebsite.com/green-dedicated-servers.php

[2] https://www.ovh.com/us/about-us/datacenters.xml

[3] https://www.artmotion.eu/swiss-datacenter/

[4] https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/07/france-new-surveillance-law-a-major-blow-to-human-rights/

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