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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. Re:Like they won't just block the site? by ShadowBlasko · · Score: 3, Informative

    I just sent this to a friend of mine who is currently working in China.

    She said the same thing. Thanks! Shame I cant get there!

    (currently trying to send her the info over proxy)

    --
    There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order- Ed Howdershelt Via Tass
  2. western reporters by ebonum · · Score: 5, Informative

    I doubt many western reports will have problems. If you work for a company of any size, the company has a VPN. You log into the company VPN. ( I promise you China does not block them. I live here. ) Once you are logged into your VPN, you surf where ever you want. Plus, it is encrypted - so no spying.

    One problem that is not commonly discussed is what I call the "great American firewall". For better or worse, a lot of western sites block all requests from China. It is really annoying if you want to make a few online purchases and you aren't trying to hack their site. I should start to compile a list of specific examples.

  3. possible malware in download by Aryeh+Goretsky · · Score: 4, Informative

    Hello,

    My antivirus software said the "GIFC Anti-Censorship Tools Bundle" download from the Global Internet Freedom Consortium contained "probably a variant of Win32/Delf trojan."

    I am not sure if this is a false positive alarm or a bona-fide infection, but you may want to exercise some caution before installing the software on your computer.

    Regards,

    Aryeh Goretsky

    --
    Dexter is a good dog.
  4. Re:Here we go again... by NuclearBovineBoy · · Score: 3, Informative

    I've met some nontechnical (not at all CS, use Windows, though use computers for a living) 20- and 30-somethings in China -- they all know how to get around the Great Firewall, or at least know somebody who knows how to get around it. It's not something they worry much about, as long as they aren't generating politically sensitive content themselves. I haven't met any of the latter people.