On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:30:28PM +0300, Teodor Robas wrote: > Notice that a link was presented to instructions on how to set up > squid based proxy servers. > That may be the reason why the proxy technique got in the media but I > do not know why tor was not mentioned at all.
Tor has been mentioned in a variety of articles. We actually try to avoid getting big mentions in the press -- every time I talk to journalists they have visions of headlines like "Tor Project declares war on China!" or "Lone American hacker conquers communist nation", but the reality is that those sort of articles will hurt much more than they help. Getting the news to the right people is very important, and I'm happy that Tor instructions are spreading by word-of-mouth, blogs, etc. But huge high-profile stories in Western media will end up forcing the authorities in these countries to act when otherwise they might not need to. You can bet that plenty of policy people in other countries are watching right now to learn what technologies they should instruct their firewall operators to prepare better for. It's a delicate balancing act. --Roger
