[liberationtech] We are now testing the speed and stability of circumvention tools in China

2016-07-08 Thread Martin Johnson
Hi all, This week we launched a new project: Circumvention Central ( https://cc.greatfire.org). The idea is to test the speed and stability of circumvention tools - both free and premium - inside the Great Firewall of China. Anybody can run a test directly on the website. We have already received

Re: [liberationtech] What ideas did you submit to the Knight News Challenge?

2014-03-19 Thread Martin Johnson
/submissions/test-distribute-and-evaluate-circumvention-tools-in-china Free WeChat https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/free-wechat 马丁·约翰逊 / Martin Johnson Founder of GreatFire.org and FreeWeibo.com | PGP key<https://en.greatfire.org/contact> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 4

Re: [liberationtech] S3 alternative?

2014-03-05 Thread Martin Johnson
Thanks Nathan. We are using GitHub already as an overview of our mirrors ( https://github.com/greatfire/wiki). We want alternatives for hosting whole sites too though. 马丁・约翰逊 / Martin Johnson Founder of GreatFire.org and FreeWeibo.com | PGP key<https://en.greatfire.org/contact> On Thu,

[liberationtech] S3 alternative?

2014-03-05 Thread Martin Johnson
much appreciated. Thanks in advance! Martin 马丁・约翰逊 / Martin Johnson Founder of GreatFire.org and FreeWeibo.com | PGP key<https://en.greatfire.org/contact> -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailm

[liberationtech] Is it legal to deny access to users based on their residence?

2014-02-13 Thread Martin Johnson
mer walks in, could they ask for his/her address, and reject him/her if he/she doesn't have a local address? All advice appreciated. Martin Johnson Founder of GreatFire.org and FreeWeibo.com | PGP key<https://en.greatfire.org/contact> -- Liberationtech is public & archives are search

Re: [liberationtech] Help test the new Tor Browser!

2013-06-17 Thread Martin Johnson
your hard work. Martin Johnson Founder of GreatFire.org and FreeWeibo.com | PGP key<https://en.greatfire.org/contact> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Mike Perry wrote: > Mike Perry: > > Kody Leonard: > > > I get the same error on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. It will run w

[liberationtech] GreatFire.org is hiring backend developer

2013-04-23 Thread Martin Johnson
://en.greatfire.org/work-us Martin Johnson Founder of GreatFire.org and FreeWeibo.com | PGP key<https://en.greatfire.org/contact> -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at

Re: [liberationtech] GoAgent proxy

2013-04-17 Thread Martin Johnson
have to manually switch the proxy on and off depending on what they are viewing - but GoAgent is smart enough to choose. - GoAgent is fast. Streaming YouTube videos works without buffering. Martin Johnson Founder of GreatFire.org and FreeWeibo.com | PGP key<https://en.greatfire.org/cont

Re: [liberationtech] Qihoo 360 in China.

2013-03-05 Thread Martin Johnson
addresses. Investigating what is sent to where is on our list of things to do. Martin Johnson Founder of GreatFire.org | FreeWeibo.com | Unblock.cn.com PGP key <https://en.greatfire.org/contact> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 5:50 AM, Melissa Chan wrote: > Good afternoon, > > Thought Qiho

Re: [liberationtech] "Chinas Internet?"

2013-02-20 Thread Martin Johnson
Good point xz Martin Johnson Founder of GreatFire.org | FreeWeibo.com | Unblock.cn.com PGP key <https://en.greatfire.org/contact> On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 1:12 PM, x z wrote: > I agree with most of Martin's statements. China's internet is practically > separated fro

Re: [liberationtech] "Chinas Internet?"

2013-02-20 Thread Martin Johnson
ed to the rest of the Internet. They are not completely cut off from each other, but in practice there is little communication between the two. Unfortunately. Martin Johnson Founder of GreatFire.org | FreeWeibo.com | Unblock.cn.com PGP key <https://en.greatfire.org/contact> On Thu, Feb 21, 20

Re: [liberationtech] The Myopia of excluding censors: The tale of a self-defeating petition - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

2013-02-08 Thread Martin Johnson
awareness of the massive restrictions on the Chinese Internet. If the petition succeeds, only more so. 新年快乐 Martin Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://Unblock.cn.com - We C

Re: [liberationtech] Is the Cyberwar beginning?

2013-01-31 Thread Martin Johnson
Because it's used by important businesses, they are reluctant to block it completely. The man-in-the-middle attack happened on January 26: https://en.greatfire.org/blog/2013/jan/china-github-and-man-middle Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China.

Re: [liberationtech] Man-in-the-middle attack on GitHub in China

2013-01-31 Thread Martin Johnson
abroad and noticed the difference between being inside and outside of the GFW first-hand. Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can Unblock Your Website In C

Re: [liberationtech] Man-in-the-middle attack on GitHub in China

2013-01-30 Thread Martin Johnson
with more reliable data, I'd be very interested. Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can Unblock Your Website In China. On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:17 PM

Re: [liberationtech] Man-in-the-middle attack on GitHub in China

2013-01-30 Thread Martin Johnson
I agree that the petition itself is controversial. The proposal is unlikely to be realized. Gathering a lot of signatures will help bring attention to the problem though. I would encourage people to sign it for that reason. Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online

Re: [liberationtech] Man-in-the-middle attack on GitHub in China

2013-01-29 Thread Martin Johnson
it does prevent new users from signing up in the first place though. Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can Unblock Your Website In China. On Wed, Jan 3

[liberationtech] Man-in-the-middle attack on GitHub in China

2013-01-29 Thread Martin Johnson
lives on in China). Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can Unblock Your Website In China. -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-24 Thread Martin Johnson
Actually http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/24/3895002/an-open-letter-asks-whos-listening-in-on-skype-callswas faster. Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-24 Thread Martin Johnson
Thanks a lot Nadim! Great work! Now let's spread this widely and force Microsoft to respond. Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can Unblock Your We

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: Launch Date!

2013-01-24 Thread Martin Johnson
Nadim, I cannot open https://skypeopenletter.com. I tried from several connections. I can open http://skypeopenletter.com (not https). Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https

Re: [liberationtech] VPN now illegal in China

2013-01-23 Thread Martin Johnson
you say that you are "one of many foreigners that have been harassed and checked via the Internet", I'd be very interested to know in what way. You may not want to share this info, of course. Or you can email me privately if that's more suitable. Martin Johnson Founder ht

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: CALL FOR SIGNATORIES

2013-01-18 Thread Martin Johnson
GreatFire.org would like to sign. Thanks very much for doing this. Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can Unblock Your Website In China. On Sat, Jan 19

Re: [liberationtech] Skype Open Letter: CALL FOR SIGNATORIES

2013-01-16 Thread Martin Johnson
GreatFire.org wants to sign this letter. Thanks very much for pushing the issue. We would also be happy to contribute to translating the letter into Chinese and help distribute it in China. Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com

Re: [liberationtech] Google Bows Down To Chinese Government On Censorship

2013-01-12 Thread Martin Johnson
working at that point. "I don't see any reason to trust GreatFire's judgement on the matter, because it took them a month to notice the change, which goes contrary to claims about user experience getting worse." Yes, it took us a month to report on it and we are surprised

Re: [liberationtech] Google Bows Down To Chinese Government On Censorship

2013-01-10 Thread Martin Johnson
t;The connection was reset" etc. I also think the estimates of how many people circumvent the GFW are often exaggerated. Facebook itself doesn't claim to have more than a million users in China. That is, they reach less than 0.2% of the Internet population. Martin Johnson Founder https

Re: [liberationtech] Google Bows Down To Chinese Government On Censorship

2013-01-10 Thread Martin Johnson
blocked Google and likely used this and the threat to permanently block it to pressure Google into doing their bidding. Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://Unblock.cn.com - We C

Re: [liberationtech] Google Bows Down To Chinese Government On Censorship

2013-01-10 Thread Martin Johnson
, the user has to wait for a minute, reload the page and search for something else. Yes, the question is what you call "working well". The censorship-warning feature added last year was clearly improving the user experience. Removing it worsened the user experience again. Martin Johns

Re: [liberationtech] Google Bows Down To Chinese Government On Censorship

2013-01-10 Thread Martin Johnson
re. It indicates a new direction in the relationship between Google and the Chinese government. Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can Unblock Your Website

Re: [liberationtech] Google Bows Down To Chinese Government On Censorship

2013-01-09 Thread Martin Johnson
ing on any website. Agree on HTTPS, unfortunately. Martin Johnson Founder https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can Unblock Your Website In China. On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 5:01 AM, K

[liberationtech] Google Bows Down To Chinese Government On Censorship

2013-01-03 Thread Martin Johnson
, out of control of Google. This latest move was fully controlled by Google and can as such only be described as self-censorship. Full story at https://en.greatfire.org/blog/2013/jan/google-bows-down-chinese-government-censorship -- Martin Johnson --- https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online

Re: [liberationtech] Cryptocat Censored in China

2012-12-22 Thread Martin Johnson
t will most likely be blocked. If they use DNS poisoning you'd have to setup mirror websites. If they block the IP, however, you can rotate the IP addresses to get around it. We offer a service that does this at https://unblock.cn.com and we'd be happy to help you reach as many users as poss

Re: [liberationtech] Call for Open Letter on Skype

2012-12-22 Thread Martin Johnson
s a country where even atheists take off for the holidays. ;-) > > Best, > Griffin > > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > -- Best Martin Johnson --- https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Ano

Re: [liberationtech] China just blocked Google.com

2012-11-10 Thread Martin Johnson
if Google Talk is still accessible ( > talk.google.com)? > > -Adam > > > On Friday, November 9, 2012, Martin Johnson wrote: > >> Today, Nov 9, 2012, http://www.google.com was blocked in China. It's the >> first time since we started tracking online censorship in

[liberationtech] Uncensored Sina Weibo Search

2012-10-12 Thread Martin Johnson
here, but we can always put up mirror sites. Your comments and ideas are much appreciated. https://freeweibo.com -- Best Martin Johnson --- https://greatfire.org - Bringing Transparency To The Great Firewall Of China. @GreatFireChina (Twitter) https://plus.google.com/105751215620515077786 -- Uns

Re: [liberationtech] is CERNET part of the Internet?

2012-09-27 Thread Martin Johnson
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