How to circumvent Internet content filtering

by Sky on Sep.28, 2007, under Our networked world, Software and online tools

Reporters Without Borders

Triggered by an article on Boing Boing this morning British Air Blocks Boing Boing which reports that British Airways blocks offensive web sites on wi-fi at their Heathrow Terminal, I found a good discussion of technical means of avoiding such blocking at the Reporters Without Borders web site, entitled Technical ways to get around Censorship.

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