All services can be accessed online, meaning that for those users concerned about having their computers searched for banned software, there’s nothing to find. The latest versions of Psiphon, however, have dropped this requirement.Īnother key difference between Psiphon and many other circumvention tools is there’s no bulky software to download and install. The first versions of Psiphon were built around something called the “trust model,” meaning users first had to be invited to join in by someone already using Psiphon, such as a friend, family member or a trusted contact living in a country with no censorship of the web. Unlike tools such as Tor or PGP, Psiphon employs a variety of technical tricks (HTTPS, SSH+, proxy servers and others) rather than one specific design to help users evade online censorship. Released in 2004, Psiphon offers VPN-like security and encryption in a fast, easy-to-use design. Psiphon was created by the Internet-freedom center “Citizen Lab” at the University of Toronto, before being handed off to a private group for management and upkeep, including – full disclosure – VOA’s parent agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
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