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Another Great Firewall in the Works, This Time in Kazakhstan

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Another Great Firewall in the Works, This Time in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is working on its own “Great Firewall” so it can intercept the Internet traffic and mobile data of its citizens.

December 6, 2015
Beyond the Wall: Escaping China’s Great Firewall

Beyond the Wall: Escaping China’s Great Firewall

There is an escape from the Great Firewall, and we’ve seen an increasing number of VPN connections out of China recently

August 20, 2015
The Great Firewall: There is an Escape

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The Great Firewall: There is an Escape

The Internet experience in China is not the same as the Internet experience in other parts of the world.

July 16, 2015
China Finally Asserts that VPNs are Illegal, but VyprVPN Remains Accessible

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China Finally Asserts that VPNs are Illegal, but VyprVPN Remains Accessible

The Chinese government has finally come out and said it: VPN services are not allowed without authorization.

January 22, 2017
China Completely Blocks Wikipedia…Again

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China Completely Blocks Wikipedia…Again

hina has blocked Wikipedia in “its entirety” – and this isn’t the first time. The site’s Chinese version was previously blocked, but now all versions of Wikipedia are blocked in China.

December 6, 2015
China Strengthens Great Firewall, Requires Registration of Domain Names, Censorship of Mobile Apps

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China Strengthens Great Firewall, Requires Registration of Domain Names, Censorship of Mobile Apps

China strictly censors and restricts the Internet via a mechanism called the Great Firewall. With newly-proposed regulations, they will increase the Great Firewall’s censorship of websites and expand restrictive practices to mobile and Internet-based applications.

January 17, 2017
China’s Web Censorship Curbs the Innovation of Startups

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China’s Web Censorship Curbs the Innovation of Startups

Great Firewall (GFW), a barrier that keeps Chinese Internet users from interacting easily with the outside world. Unfortunately, the Great Firewall is just part of the Chinese government’s overall control strategy.

September 20, 2015
Chinese Law Proposes Banning Web Domains and Increasing Censorship

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Chinese Law Proposes Banning Web Domains and Increasing Censorship

The Chinese government introduced a draft law that would increase Internet censorship in the country. The proposed rules would allow the government to ban Web domains that are not approved by “local authorities.”

March 30, 2016
Does Censoring the Internet in China Work?

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Does Censoring the Internet in China Work?

Internet censorship in China, instituted via China’s Great Firewall, is not only effective but also increasing in the country.

May 26, 2016
From Engadget: Dear Veronica: Breaching the ‘Great Firewall’ of China

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From Engadget: Dear Veronica: Breaching the ‘Great Firewall’ of China

You can see more videos by Veronica Belmont on her website, Engadget.com/dear-veronica, and connect with her on twitter at @Veronica.

October 7, 2015
From Motherboard: What Firechat Learned in Hong Kong

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From Motherboard: What Firechat Learned in Hong Kong

If they had, they would have used encrypted messaging platforms like TextSecure, Threema, and Cyphr, an app developed by Switzerland-based Golden Frog, whose VyprVPN can vault the Great Firewall of China.

October 9, 2014
From Tech In Asia: VyprVPN slides onto iOS and Android, but can it jump China’s Great Firewall more nimbly than competitors?

From Tech In Asia: VyprVPN slides onto iOS and Android, but can it jump China’s Great Firewall more nimbly than competitors?

Chameleon “scrambles OpenVPN packet metadata to ensure it’s not recognizable via deep packet inspection” and is specifically “designed to mask Internet traffic to defeat VPN blocking in restrictive environments like China.”

February 2, 2014
From TorrentFreak: New VPN Technology Claims to Thwart Great Firewall of China

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From TorrentFreak: New VPN Technology Claims to Thwart Great Firewall of China

Called Chameleon after the way it hopes to “mutate and modulate” to counter new threats, the system aims to hide VPN traffic so it cannot be identified and subsequently blocked.

January 27, 2014
Google Currently Unblocked in China

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Google Currently Unblocked in China

There’s some big news in Internet censorship today – Google is reportedly unblocked in China. Blockedinchina.net, a website that reflects which sites in China are currently blocked, displays Google’s unblocked status in provinces around the country.

August 24, 2015
Help Bring Down the Great Firewall of China

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Help Bring Down the Great Firewall of China

There’s a petition circulating online asking United States President Obama to bring down the Great Firewall of China. The Great Firewall imposes restrictive censorship on Internet users in China.

August 31, 2015
How To Access an Unrestricted Internet While Traveling in China

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How To Access an Unrestricted Internet While Traveling in China

Traveling throughout China will be an experience of a lifetime, and you don’t want be held back by a prohibitive Internet while surfing the web.

August 1, 2016

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