Citizen Lab releases guide to bypassing Internet censors
October 15, 2007
Jacqui Cheng
ArsTechnica
"In fact, according to the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, there are at least 25 countries worldwide that engage in Internet censorship practices. Some of them are extremely strict, such as Iran's practice of filtering out discussions of politics, gay and lesbian issues, women's rights, and the work of many bloggers. But even countries with few content restrictions have certain rules think of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in the US, which requires all public institutions to block obscene content but has been repeatedly found to block much more than porn at places like public libraries, where people expect to be able to find information.
That's why the Canada-based Citizen Lab has published "Everyone's Guide to By-Passing Internet Censorship for Citizens Worldwide." The guide, which comes in the form of a 31-page PDF, addresses a very general, non-technical audience. It does a good job of introducing the topic to those who may not be familiar with the far-reaching effects of Internet censorship, and splits up sections of the guide to address the needs of a circumvention user versus a circumvention provider."
Full story at: arstechnica.com/news.ars/p...ensors.html
October 15, 2007
Jacqui Cheng
ArsTechnica
"In fact, according to the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, there are at least 25 countries worldwide that engage in Internet censorship practices. Some of them are extremely strict, such as Iran's practice of filtering out discussions of politics, gay and lesbian issues, women's rights, and the work of many bloggers. But even countries with few content restrictions have certain rules think of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in the US, which requires all public institutions to block obscene content but has been repeatedly found to block much more than porn at places like public libraries, where people expect to be able to find information.
That's why the Canada-based Citizen Lab has published "Everyone's Guide to By-Passing Internet Censorship for Citizens Worldwide." The guide, which comes in the form of a 31-page PDF, addresses a very general, non-technical audience. It does a good job of introducing the topic to those who may not be familiar with the far-reaching effects of Internet censorship, and splits up sections of the guide to address the needs of a circumvention user versus a circumvention provider."
Full story at: arstechnica.com/news.ars/p...ensors.html
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