#25966: Report on Tor in the UAE (and question about Snowflake) ----------------------------------+------------------------ Reporter: mwolfe | Owner: (none) Type: project | Status: new Priority: Very Low | Milestone: Component: - Select a component | Version: Severity: Trivial | Resolution: Keywords: snowflake | Actual Points: Parent ID: | Points: Reviewer: | Sponsor: ----------------------------------+------------------------
Comment (by cypherpunks): [https://citizenlab.ca/2018/04/planet-netsweeper/ The Citizen Lab Research] > We found that Netsweeper technology is being used to block access in these ten countries to a wide range of digital content protected by international legal frameworks, including religious content in Bahrain, political campaigns in the United Arab Emirates, and media websites in Yemen [https://citizenlab.ca/2018/04/planet-netsweeper-section-2-country-case- studies/ Section 2- Country Case Studies] > We found three IP addresses in the UAE that were part of Netsweeper installations > ISP du > AS Name Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (EITC-DU) > Blocking was implemented through an HTTP 302 redirect. > The blockpage contains du branding, contains a link to the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s “Internet Access Management Regulatory Policy,” and links to a form that allows a user to flag a website believed to be blocked in error. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25966#comment:3> Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/> The Tor Project: anonymity online
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