Proxies for the Iranian Dissidents

[xor]

Re: Proxies for the Iranian Dissidents

Put the onus on my subjects, er, citizens and suddenly make the use of WiFi devices illegal. Hey, if the government can revoke all press credentials overnight, then they can make WiFi device possession illegal. .

Note to self, never make Thorn king.

xor

[streaker69]

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Note to self, never make Thorn king.

xor

He was already king once, maybe you remember, Edward the Longshanks.

[TheCotMan]

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And what else could they do?
IT People: if you let this happen, we will teach you a lesson!

If it wasn't clear, here is what I was looking to highlight:

There were also unconfirmed reports that Mohammad Asgari, who was responsible for the security of the IT network in Iran's interior ministry, was killed yesterday in a suspicious car accident in Tehran. Asgari had reportedly leaked evidence that the elections were rigged to alter the votes from the provinces. Asgari was said to have leaked information that showed Mousavi had won almost 19m votes, and should therefore be president.

(Found on the dc-stuff mailing list, and forwarded from an aother alerts mailing list.)

If we assume this was planned by people in their government because of leaked information, what is a little Denial of Service for telecommunications? What business owners will disagree with them when they show their level of commitment?

I wouldn't bother with providing people in Iran proxies. Necessity tends to encourage creativity from the people that have the need. Why not see what they will invent on their own?

[xor]

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There were also unconfirmed reports that Mohammad Asgari, who was responsible for the security of the IT network in Iran's interior ministry, was killed yesterday in a suspicious car accident in Tehran. Asgari had reportedly leaked evidence that the elections were rigged to alter the votes from the provinces. Asgari was said to have leaked information that showed Mousavi had won almost 19m votes, and should therefore be president.

The kind of car accident where the driver cashes their car due to small round 7.62mm holes in the windshield.

xor

[C-Rex]

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Interesting article on the DOS or Not DOS debate...

http://personaldemocracy.com/blog-en...laborative-web

Some snippets...
"First, "sticking it to The Man" is not a standard philosophical justification, but there is something about it that feels so right." :)

We can assume that from now on, something like this is going to happen every time a citizenry butts heads with its government. Still, we--the technopolitics community--need to consider the morality of this tactic, as our collective ability to spread the "Attack!" message is not inconsequential.

[C-Rex]

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Another one, more practical, latest update CALLS for Attacks...

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009...le/#more-13774

[Schuyler]

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Having been in the middle east, it wouldn't surprise me to see people with their own personal connections running over their.

I saw satellite dishes all over the place in Iraq, so I wouldn't be surprised if Iran has/had the same set-up.

On the second or third night of protests the Basij began going door to door removing or destroying satellite dishes. Not that this, obviously, cuts off all possibilities, but the govt. & their militia (Basij are volunteer militia reporting to the revolutionary guard, not army or police) are certainly going all out in an attempt to cut communications. As cotman was mentioning, of course, necessity is the mother of invention. Hard to suppress communication routes you can't expect.

That said? Sometimes what they can come up with is a way to reach halfway across the wall, hoping for a hand on the other side.