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Free and open-source internet circumvention tool
Psiphon is a free and open-source Internet censorship circumvention tool that uses a combination of secure communication and obfuscation technologies, such as a VPN, SSH, and a Web proxy. Psiphon is a centrally managed and geographically diverse network of thousands of proxy servers, using a performance-oriented, single- and multi-hop routing architecture. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: PsiphonA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Internet censorshipThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Censors Get Smart: Evidence from Psiphon in IranCited 5 times
- Go sideways: Internet censorship circumventionA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Lantern (software)A closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
Internet censorshipBernadette H. Schell · 2014
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