Newswise — A new guide to by-pass internet censorship called "Everyone's guide to by-passing Internet censorship for citizens worldwide" has been created by Ron Deibert, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Citizen Lab and his team at the University of Toronto.
With the advent of the Internet in the 1970's, users across the globe were promised access to freedom of online information and exchange but decades later, more than 25 countries now engage in Internet censorship practices. The guide is intended for everyday computer users who wish to circumvent Internet filtering or help someone who lives in a jurisdiction where Internet filtering takes place.
"We wanted to create a user-friendly guide that the average individual would understand," says Deibert. "A big problem is that many people without technical skills choose or install circumvention technologies improperly or make poor strategic choices and in doing so, put themselves or their friends and relatives at considerable personal risk."
In addition, Deibert's team also just launched a new web site called the CiviSec Project. The project's goal is to address issues of Internet censorship, surveillance and infowar through advocacy, by developing specific software, networking tools and online resources for the non-technical user.
Deibert was recently recognized as a world changer by Esquire Magazine for his work enabling people to circumvent Internet censorship.
For more information about the Citizen Lab, please visit http://www.citizenlab.org/, or for more information on the CiviSec project or to view an online flash tutorial of the guide, visit http://www.civisec.org/.
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