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Re: [tor-bugs] #32781 [Circumvention]: Investigate alternative method to share bridges and Tor Browser bundles based on social network protocols
#32781: Investigate alternative method to share bridges and Tor Browser bundles
based on social network protocols
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Reporter: hiro | Owner: (none)
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Circumvention | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Actual Points:
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Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Description changed by hiro:
Old description:
> Tor is currently using bridgedb to distribute bridges to censored users.
> Bridgedb uses email distribution mainly which is not very effective when
> facing a high efficient censor like the GFW.
>
> Some papers [1] have suggested methods based on social networks. These
> work under the assumption that we can only limit the censor ability to
> block servers.
>
> Similarly gettor is using various storage service to provide alternative
> links to download tor browser bundle when torproject.org website is
> blocked.
>
> I suggest decentralization protocols like retroshare [2] could be an
> alternative solution to share bridges and tor browser bundles to trusted
> parties. Furthermore retroshare supports already a variety of services
> [3] that could be used to communicate with users that need help
> circumventing censorship.
>
> [1]
> https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/popets.2016.2016.issue-4/popets-2016-0026/popets-2016-0026.pdf
> [2] https://retroshare.cc/
> [3] https://retroshare.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#features
New description:
Tor is currently using bridgedb to distribute bridges to censored users.
Bridgedb uses email distribution which is not very effective when facing a
high efficient censor like the GFW.
Some papers [1] have suggested methods based on social networks. These
work under the assumption that we can only limit the censor ability to
block servers.
Similarly gettor is using various storage service to provide alternative
links to download tor browser bundle when torproject.org website is
blocked.
I suggest decentralization protocols like retroshare [2] could be an
alternative solution to share bridges and tor browser bundles to trusted
parties. Furthermore retroshare supports already a variety of services [3]
that could be used to communicate with users that need help circumventing
censorship.
[1]
https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/popets.2016.2016.issue-4/popets-2016-0026/popets-2016-0026.pdf
[2] https://retroshare.cc/
[3] https://retroshare.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#features
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