A Google update just created a big problem for anti-censorship tools
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/18/17253784/google-domain-fronting-discontinued-signal-tor-vpn
App developers won't be able to use Google to get around
internet censorship anymore. The Google App Engine is
discontinuing a practice called domain-fronting, which let
services use Google's network to get around state-level
internet blocks. A recent change in Google's network
architecture means the trick no longer works. First spotted by
Tor developers on April 13th, the change has been rolling out
across Google services and threatens to disrupt services for a
number of anti-censorship tools, including Signal,
GreatFire.org and Psiphon's VPN services.
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But since Google certainly knew this was going on, the right thing to
do would have been providing some warning ahead of these changes.
--Lauren--
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