Tor could be a start; http://blog.mypapit.net/2007/06/how-to-setup-tor-and-privoxy-in-ubuntu-feisty-fawn.html There are alternatives out there of course according to http://alternativeto.net/desktop/hotspot-shield/?platform=linux
On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Alan L Tyree <a...@austlii.edu.au> wrote: > On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 13:09:42 +1000 > Mary Wright <mary.wrig...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have been telling ppl hotspot shield for doze and mac simple to > > install and control (a shield in systray green working red not) I am > > sure there is a way to use it on Linux ... just have to configure the > > anchor servers manually > > > > it's a free vpn system into the US ... the up shot you can access > > sites like HULU .. I think it's meant mainly to access open wifi > > access points safely > > > > Mary > > As I said to another slugger off-list, my idea was to publish a little > pamphlet and load it onto various social networking sites and > publishing sites like lulu.com and others. If we did it soon enough, we > would not be breaking any laws and it would be almost unstoppable by > the Conroy Great Wall. > > His view (if I understood correctly) was that it was too soon - the > technology isn't finalised. > > I used something with FF sometime back when the Great Wall was first > mooted, just to learn how to do it, but naturally I have lost my notes > on it and forgotten the details. *I'm* the one who should be attending > Nitschke's seminars :-). > > > > > > On 06/04/2010, at 12:54 PM, Jeremy Visser wrote: > > > > > On 06/04/10 07:25, Alan L Tyree wrote: > > >> I personally think it is something that everyone should know. At > > >> least according to the Herald article, such advice will be illegal > > >> (!) after Chancellor Conroy is finished with us. > > > > > > The easiest way is with SSH. > > > > > > $ ssh -D 9000 some_remote_unfiltered_server > > > > > > Then, in your web browser's proxy settings, tick the "SOCKS proxy" > > > option, and set it to use "localhost" port 9000. > > > > > > Done. Browse the web unfiltered. > > > > > > __ > > > Addendum: I could add the (unnecessary) -C flag to enable > > > compression, which would improve performance, but I wanted to > > > illustrate the utter simplicity of the above example. > > > > > > -- > > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > > > -- > Alan L Tyree > http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan<http://www2.austlii.edu.au/%7Ealan> > Tel: 04 2748 6206 > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
