A Tricky New Way to Sneak Past Repressive Internet Censorship

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September 26, 2023

A team of cybersecurity researchers believe they have come up with a clever new way to fight back: a trojan horse. Specifically, a satellite feed designed to look like a television station, which actually carries a payload of uncensored news and information. It’s a particularly retro solution to a very modern problem.

The program, dubbed eQsat, has been tested and is ready to be put into action during the next internet shutdown.

VIA Wired