Last but not least: More Internet for all
The open-source tool Psiphon enables people to bypass internet censorship. A great campaign is promoting this Canadian project.
It is not only since the Arab Spring that we have known how social networks are used to freely express critical opinions, organize democratic rallies and exchange ideas with like-minded people, bypassing totalitarian governments. These freedoms are a thorn in the side of regimes in power. As a result, the internet is monitored, censored or blocked in countless countries around the world.
The software, developed at the University of Toronto since 2006, circumvents censorship by making the PCs of individual users available as proxy servers. The Psiphon user in an environment affected by censorship can connect to a Psiphon user in a free country via an encrypted connection to gain unfiltered access to the Internet.
The Canadian agency Rack & Pinion provides Psiphone The new version of the app is now attracting more attention through a smart campaign with serious content in order to gain additional users for circumventing Internet censorship. A Mac and Linux version is in development. (hae)
