Cybersecurity & Standards, Government Surveillance
CS Monitor: Researchers unveil tool for dodging countries with Internet surveillance
Christian Science Monitor:
“Currently, Internet users have little control over diverting their Web traffic to avoid countries they deem untrustworthy. But last week a team from University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania, and NEC Labs recently announced a possible fix – an Internet traffic routing system designed to give users the ability to determine where information flows as it moves from network to network.
Their project, called “Alibi routing” is a promising development for activists, dissident groups, journalists, or anyone else who has a vested interest in protecting sensitive information from prying eyes.
If a user wants to avoid troublesome countries, they could simply set Alibi to skip those locations.
‘Alibi is not a silver bullet,’ said Greg Norcie, a staff technologist for the Center for Democracy and Technology who specializes in privacy issues. ‘But it still could be useful for avoiding countries known for things like injection.'”
