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Tor offers SSL obfuscation for users behind censorship walls

Tor offers SSL obfuscation for users behind censorship walls

Posted Feb 16, 2012 21:22 UTC (Thu) by robert_s (subscriber, #42402)
Parent article: Tor offers SSL obfuscation for users behind censorship walls

"the Tor project asked users to help restore connectivity for people in the region by setting up obfuscated bridges — but cautioned that drawing too much public attention to the project could prompt authorities to implement countermeasures."

...so you're ... writing an article about it?


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Tor offers SSL obfuscation for users behind censorship walls

Posted Feb 16, 2012 21:30 UTC (Thu) by jake (editor, #205) [Link]

> ...so you're ... writing an article about it?

I think you might be overestimating our reach just a tad. But, beyond that, there's been a lot of press about it, including the executive director of the Tor project quoted in Forbes (noted further down in the article).

And, without any publicity, how would the request for additional bridges actually get out?

jake

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