Anti-Censorship Efforts And Port Scanning

scubacuda writes "According to Wired, the University of Toronto's Internet Censorship Explorer permits people test the limits of national and organizational Internet-blocking schemes. Users enter a target URL (and a country), and the software then scans the ports of available servers in that country, looking for open ones to connect on from behind that country's firewall. Many consider port scanning a gray area, as it's often used by various hackers to find vulnerabilies that can be exploited."

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Being an ICE developer

[Illuminati Member]

First of all, allow me to say that this was a VERY simple webapp to create, and I encourage everyone else to make something similar.
Secondly, allow me to state that this can get you into trouble. We lost on member (though we aren't allowed to speak about it) to some foreign agent. She was about to date four of the other developers (I was included) and disappeared right before the dates. The police could not find any evidence of foul play so it was dismissed.
However, the FBI and CIA started asking questions around campus. That's when we thought something was fishy.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of Anne Malle, please contact me!