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Internet connection
Communication anonymity: identity separation and tool limitations
Anonymity means keeping an activity apart from your real identity. Encrypting a message or using a circumvention tool does not do that on its own. A phone number, an email address…
Internet connection
Connection-tool resources: browsers, tunnels and peer networks
An updated browser, few extensions and a tunnel downloaded from an official site beat installing several tools at once. VPNs, Tor and circumvention apps have different jobs; do…
Internet connection
How the internet works and where access is restricted
Opening a website passes through several stops, from translating the domain name to reaching the destination server, and the connection can be limited at any of them. HTTPS hides…
Internet connection
Internet circumvention: choosing routes and assessing risk
A site that will not open is not always being censored. If blocking is deliberate, get tools only from official sites and do not trust random VPN apps from chat channels. A VPN…
Internet connection
Let’s Encrypt made HTTPS certificates free and automated from 2015 onward, and encrypting a web connection is now the normal state. The lock only describes the path to that domain…
Internet connection
Measuring censorship in India: bounded data and conclusions
Measurements of filtering always depend on vantage point, time and method. Studies of India in 2015 showed how limited data produce limited conclusions; do not generalize one…
Internet connection
Safer browsing: destinations, permissions and privacy boundaries
Safer browsing means an updated browser, checking where a link really goes, and giving sites fewer permissions. The HTTPS lock only encrypts the path to that address; it does not,…
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