From Slaying Dragons To Dictators

tcd004 writes "In a weekend, programmer Austin Heap transformed from an apathetic MMO player to a world class regime-slayer. When word for Iran's rigged election broke over Twitter, Heap decided to dedicate himself to building a better proxy system for people behind Iran's firewall. Heap's creation, Haystack, conceals someone's real online destinations inside a stream of innocuous traffic. You may be browsing an opposition Web site, but to the censors it will appear you are visiting, say, weather.com. Heap tends to hide users in content that is popular in Tehran, sometimes the regime's own government mouthpieces."

Comments

Re:So let's talk abou it.

[BitZtream]

So ... you know nothing about security at all I take it.

All computer security is through obscurity (passwords, encryption, both just security through obscurity). The lock on your homes door is security through obscurity (knowing the obscure key pattern).

I always love when someone talks about security through obscurity like they know what they are talking about.

The instant someone like yourself makes such a retarded comment you picked up from someone else or Wikipedia, those of us who DO know about it start chuckling inside.

Re:LOL! "Iran's rigged election broke over Twitter

[Anonymous Coward]

Boggle. You're like a flashback to that kid in Junior High who thought he was badass political and foreign relations expert.

Here's a clue dumbfuck. The Iranian people don't want their 'regime changed'.

They do want to be safe from US and Israeli terror.