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

Little different

[Monkeedude1212]

I don't know if I'd consider setting up a good Proxy server as "Slaying a Dictator".

I think that's actually part of a big chain quest so that you can get keyed along with a large group of people to then slay the dictator.

But how does it work?

[by (1706743)]

It must be tricky to hide sensitive data in innocuous data streams. Of course, I'm sure it's possible...

Re:But how does it work?

[Eternauta3k]

You forgot to bold the space. Like this.

Re:Learn something, daily

[Farmer Tim]

...owners of a porn video or film risk up to 76 lashings.

In some circles that's considered a bonus feature.