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Free Tools To Evade China's Web Censorship

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the just-in-case-you-are-curious dept.

narramissic writes "The Global Internet Freedom Consortium (GIFC) offers a set of free tools that can be used to circumvent Chinese Internet censorship. The group claims approximately 1 million people in China use its tools to access the Internet. And, says Tao Wang, director of operations for GIFC, 'it's a very good time to remind Western reporters that there are such tools.'"

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  1. missing by pak9rabid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tao Wang to go missing in 5..4..3...

  2. Re:Like they won't just block the site? by FlyingSquidStudios · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a good thing no one has developed a way for the same software to be hosted on more than one site. Imagine if we had that? We could call it a reflection... no wait, a silver-backed glass... no...

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  3. Re:Stopping censorship by bugeaterr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Last time I let a Wang tell me what to do I became a father.

  4. Carrier pigeons to be shot by LM741N · · Score: 2, Funny

    The IOC and the ISPCA are very worried about the Chinese government's plan to shoot down all pigeons as a means to prevent illegal communication to the outside word via carrier birds. Said Li Chung, a government representative- "We thought of putting a giant net over the whole province, but it would just enhance the perception of mass pollution in the area."