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[FYI] Voice of America considers anti-censorship tech



http://europe.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/08/29/voice.of.america/index.
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Voice of America considers anti-censorship tech  

August 29, 2001 Posted: 2153 GMT  

By Ann Kellan CNN Science and Technology  

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Voice of America is considering new technology to 
allow Chinese citizens access to Web sites now banned by their 
government.  

Currently, Chinese government firewalls block many Western Web sites, 
including some Voice of America sites.  

Software, called Triangle Boy, will act as a deflector for Chinese 
citizens who want to access banned Internet sites. The technology 
attempts to fool the government by sending the signal outside the 
government's firewall to a "friends" site, then bounces that signal 
to the "banned" site and back to your computer.  

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