[FM Discuss] RF(m)C - Bypass Internet Censorship

[Andrew Thornton]

Sorry. Forgot to change my name back ROFL. I am Rebecca when I want to sneak
into online women's groups for clandestine research [joke.].

On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 8:45 PM, rebecca fears <secretelf77 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Added a few more resources.
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> Andrew
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> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Andrew Thornton <secretelf77 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> Comment added to glossary!
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>> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:14 AM, adam <adam at xs4all.nl> wrote:
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>>> hey thanks for this...
>>>
>>> could u add these comments to the comment.flossmanuals.net site?
>>> http://comment.flossmanuals.net/appendices/glossary/
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>>>
>>> adam
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>>>
>>> On Wed, 2011-02-09 at 18:31 +1100, Andrew Thornton wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I have read the manual again. It's a good manual. I put together a
>>> > list of things that could be added to the glossary:
>>> >
>>> > torbutton [mentioned in the TOR  chapter]: a button in the Firefox
>>> > browser that turns TOR on and off and also allows for advanced
>>> > settings such as custom proxy settings.
>>> >
>>> > search engine: a window for searching the web for information. Google,
>>> > Yahoo and Amazon are common search engines. However, their track
>>> > record, in respect to collecting your IP address and identity, is
>>> > dubious. A search engine that does aim to protect your online privacy
>>> > is ixquick. It also provides an optional proxy for web searches.
>>> >
>>> > linux: a free operating system with many varieities that are designed
>>> > to maximise internet privacy and security.
>>> >
>>> > add on: a download that adds functionality to a browser. Usually the
>>> > browser will be Firefox, though there are a few add ons for Opera,
>>> > Internet Explorer and other browsers. Examples of Firefox add ons are
>>> > Noscript and Ghostery. After it is downloaded an add on will appear
>>> > under "tools" at the top of the firefox browser.
>>> >
>>> > i2p: an advanced set of tools for internet anonymity. It is only
>>> > recommended for people with an advanced knowledge of networking. I2p
>>> > works as a console in the browser.
>>> >
>>> > virtual keyboard: a keyboard on the screen rather than a physical
>>> > keyboard. Banking sites often provide a virtual keyboard to prevent
>>> > any malware from logging your keystrokes.
>>> >
>>> > browser fingerprinting: an advanced technique for tracking your
>>> > internet surfing. A website will collect characteristics about your
>>> > browser, such as your fonts, operating system, cookies, add ons and
>>> > javascript. Using a Firefox browser with a Noscript add on will reduce
>>> > the effectiveness of this technique.
>>> >
>>> > Adobe Flash: a propietary tool that enables video content on the web.
>>> > Generally Adobe Flash is regarded as a massive threat to online
>>> > privacy because it stores cookies that don't delete themselves when
>>> > the browser is closed. Thus TOR won't permit any Adobe Flash content
>>> > in web surfing which, unfortunately, will also block a site like
>>> > Youtube. There is no easy answer. Attempts to create an opensource
>>> > version of Flash have had limited success, such as Gnash which only
>>> > works on a Linux operating system.
>>> >
>>> > darknet:  Internet websites that are designed to evade normal internet
>>> > searches. Thus these sites are hard to censor. A special tool is
>>> > usually needed to access the darknet. Examples of tools are Gnunet or
>>> > Freenet. The terms "darknet" and "deepnet" are used pretty much
>>> > synonymously.
>>> >
>>> > I might also add in some resources as well.
>>> >
>>> > Andrew
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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