How to Bypass Internet Censorship and Filtering

[Turk.]

More and more Internet connections are being filtered, from public Wi-Fi and workplace connection filtering to ISP and country-level censorship. However, there are still ways to get around this filtering and view blocked websites.

Some of these methods may be restricted by harsh filtering. For example, the Great Firewall of China is now interfering with outgoing VPN connections, although VPNs were left alone for years.

DNS Server

Tor

VPN

Proxy

SSH Tunnel

Source

Also compiled some links:

When Is a Tor Block Not a Tor Block?

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/03/when-tor-block-not-tor-block

Tor Instruction:

https://www.torproject.org/docs/running-a-mirror.html.en

Tor Mirrors:

https://s.eff.org/tor-mirror

https://tor.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de

https://tor.myrl.net

https://www.tor.lu

https://tor.crazyhaze.de

Youtube DNS bypass on mobile devices:

3G/4G mobile APN proxy will be changed to proxy localhost:port 8118

 

Configure a Proxy Server with 3G or 4G Data Connection on Android:

http://techverse.net/how-to-setup-proxy-server-3g-4g-data-connection-android-phone

[The_Observer]

Please get rid of Hide My Ass. They are the worst VPN people out there! 

[Xerino]

Here in the states, not even VPN or DNS spoofing can get around blocks in some places

[Turk.]

  On 28/03/2014 at 06:08, Xerino said:

Here in the states, not even VPN or DNS spoofing can get around blocks in some places

If so what other better offs/opts?

 

Google Chrome Zenmate Free

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[duoi Veteran]

  On 28/03/2014 at 06:08, Xerino said:

Here in the states, not even VPN or DNS spoofing can get around blocks in some places

 

..that's not true. The only two geolocating features your browser fingerprint carries is your IP address and your DNS. Spoofing both of those (ie with a VPN) is more than enough to get around any type of "block."

 

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Some of these methods may be restricted by harsh filtering. For example, the Great Firewall of China is now interfering with outgoing VPN connections, although VPNs were left alone for years. asda 

 

This is also not true in that China has been blocking VPNs for a few years now. They block certain IP addresses of popular VPNs, and heavily monitor certain ports. In response, you have seek alternative connection methods (ie TCP vs UDP) and ports to use (ie 443, 80, 53) along with an SSL/SSH tunnel. This is because packet inspection of OpenVPN packets has a detectable footprint (OpenSSL), so negotiating a typical SSL connection with the IP address of the VPN you are trying to connect to makes it seamless. 

[Sammyinnit]

If VPN Tunnelling can be 'interfered with', after all the encryption between point A-B, doesn't that make the idea completely pointless? Or am I missing something?