Yes, some builds are still there, but the code has been turned down to avoid troubles.
I hope he will be safe, even removing doesn't mean he will be safe in the future.
If you do this, remember to clone it too. When GitHub shut down GamerGateOP all forks where shut down too. Do either that, or, even better, don't fork it at github, clone and push manually.
That was the summary. He lives in China, his government feels it has the right to control all internet traffic into and out of the country. The developer was developing a proxy that let Chinese people get to the internet without censorship. Police came to his house and told him to stop.
Say what you will about America, but at least we don't have the police coming to our homes and telling us to stop talking about certain things.
Just the other day, exercising my free speech rights, I was talking about how the police were asking someone with a camera to stop recording a traffic stop. Was kinda interesting because the dude didn't come to a complete stop at a stop sign and the cops were being aggressive and wanted to search his car cause he was protesting how aggressive they were so I turned on my phone camera and started to record Sgt. Buterin and then they asked me to stop recording so I said it's legal to record in public spaces but he said if I didn't stop he would put his boot down my throat I said it is streaming live and would be seen by millions so he took out his baton and approac
It has happened to me personally. And no, I won't go into it. It was terrifying and embarrassing. Never doubt that they are watching what is typed in message boards and chat rooms.
we don't have the police coming to our homes and telling us to stop talking about certain things.
Yet.
If the government has their way, the US will be straight out of 1984, or possibly Idiocracy. Maybe a combo.
As it is they spy on our network traffic, force companies to backdoor their software, and the FBI recently said we aren't allowed to have secrets stored digitally that they can't access. All privacy in this country is going down the drain, and people don't give two fucks because "I don't have anything to hide." Nothing to hide? Then why do you care if the police walk into your house whenever they please and start searching for stuff? You have nothing to hide so why do you care?
Those that propose their right to monitor my communications quickly balk when I propose I install a webcam in their home since they have nothing to hide.
It's here right now. Some presenters at hacking events have had visits from three letter agencies telling them that they will not be talking about what they were planning.
Actually, in the US they just are more advanced than the Chinese! They hand you a NSL which forbids any talking about anything that happens when they visit you and force you to stop to develop something. And instead of stopping, they also want you to put in backdoors for them!
Wanting to circumvent state censorship is not platform dependent. And occasionally, if you want to create tools for people at large to use, you allow for the option of not having to replace their phones.
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49 u/dreddor 22 Aug 2015 17:30
The developer lives in China. He was developing a proxy that the great firewall couldn't easily detect, so the government shut him down.
9 u/bontoJR [OP] 22 Aug 2015 18:42
Yes, some builds are still there, but the code has been turned down to avoid troubles. I hope he will be safe, even removing doesn't mean he will be safe in the future.
3 u/idle_voating 04 Sep 2015 02:21
I don't think there's any country where you can write code to undermine the government's agenda without problems. Hopefully there are a few.
44 u/Womb_Raider 22 Aug 2015 17:39
Oh, he was in China. I was really confused for a moment. Good for him and good for them. I hope these efforts continue
Also boo to the guy who downvoated me without adding any input. Boo to you sir. I still hope they manage a stable proxy in spite of you.
8 u/PiercingAjarDolphin 23 Aug 2015 00:25
I see Chinese shills have made it to voat. Sad to see you downvoated, here's an upvoat.
5 u/jimmyrussel 23 Aug 2015 02:29
Fucking 50 cent party is everywhere
12 u/faissaloo 22 Aug 2015 17:58
Doesn't matter, the thing has 876 forks, I'm sure you could rebuild the whole thing from the forks alone :D
5 u/purr 22 Aug 2015 20:17
And probably a bunch of people forked it for the sake of having an identical copy.
3 u/concerned_usurper 29 Aug 2015 08:17
If you do this, remember to clone it too. When GitHub shut down GamerGateOP all forks where shut down too. Do either that, or, even better, don't fork it at github, clone and push manually.
9 u/Sticky 22 Aug 2015 17:13
can we get a little summary? i don't understand why this would happen.
2 u/AreWeHuman 22 Aug 2015 17:25
Something with networking on wireless devices as far as i can see.
23 u/iopq 22 Aug 2015 17:38
The local police don't like people evading the Great Firewall of China
10 u/tame 22 Aug 2015 17:55
That was the summary. He lives in China, his government feels it has the right to control all internet traffic into and out of the country. The developer was developing a proxy that let Chinese people get to the internet without censorship. Police came to his house and told him to stop.
4 u/Uma_Thurman 22 Aug 2015 19:06
Say what you will about America, but at least we don't have the police coming to our homes and telling us to stop talking about certain things.
Just the other day, exercising my free speech rights, I was talking about how the police were asking someone with a camera to stop recording a traffic stop. Was kinda interesting because the dude didn't come to a complete stop at a stop sign and the cops were being aggressive and wanted to search his car cause he was protesting how aggressive they were so I turned on my phone camera and started to record Sgt. Buterin and then they asked me to stop recording so I said it's legal to record in public spaces but he said if I didn't stop he would put his boot down my throat I said it is streaming live and would be seen by millions so he took out his baton and approac
9 u/weezkitty 22 Aug 2015 19:11
Actually it has happened already
1 u/api 22 Aug 2015 21:15
Really? Do you have any links/sources/etc.? Not saying that I doubt it per se, I just really wanna see if that's true.
5 u/weezkitty 22 Aug 2015 21:34
Here is a link of where it happened to a guy here on Voat: https://voat.co/v/news/comments/411192/1795598
I'll see if I can dig up more examples if I have time
edit: Not only can you get raided by police for what you post online, but they often often fuck up: http://www.cnet.com/news/police-intercept-online-threat-raid-wrong-house/
5 u/Ina_Pickle 23 Aug 2015 05:22
It has happened to me personally. And no, I won't go into it. It was terrifying and embarrassing. Never doubt that they are watching what is typed in message boards and chat rooms.
5 u/bontoJR [OP] 24 Aug 2015 09:14
It's not about just talking, but what about Lavabit and all the problems the guy faced when he denied to give the encryption keys away:
http://www.rt.com/usa/lavabit-owner-fears-surveillance-arrest-595/
0 u/thejustchad 23 Aug 2015 02:33
You didn't read the whole thing did you. it was /s
6 u/goofybud16 22 Aug 2015 19:27
Yet.
If the government has their way, the US will be straight out of 1984, or possibly Idiocracy. Maybe a combo.
As it is they spy on our network traffic, force companies to backdoor their software, and the FBI recently said we aren't allowed to have secrets stored digitally that they can't access. All privacy in this country is going down the drain, and people don't give two fucks because "I don't have anything to hide." Nothing to hide? Then why do you care if the police walk into your house whenever they please and start searching for stuff? You have nothing to hide so why do you care?
1 u/Uma_Thurman 22 Aug 2015 19:32
Those that propose their right to monitor my communications quickly balk when I propose I install a webcam in their home since they have nothing to hide.
7 u/taxation_is_slavery 22 Aug 2015 19:53
It's here right now. Some presenters at hacking events have had visits from three letter agencies telling them that they will not be talking about what they were planning.
1 u/SteveDC 22 Aug 2015 20:56
I too have met Candlejack and nothing has ever hap
3 u/Balrogic 22 Aug 2015 21:02
Until you start working on strong encryption projects, then they shut you down with threats to disappear your ass. 'Murica!
0 u/FSB 26 Aug 2015 12:11
Actually, in the US they just are more advanced than the Chinese! They hand you a NSL which forbids any talking about anything that happens when they visit you and force you to stop to develop something. And instead of stopping, they also want you to put in backdoors for them!
3 u/terabyter9000 22 Aug 2015 20:44
I thought he was in the US talking about being shamed by feminist for typing sexist comments in his code or something.
2 u/0x5f3759df 22 Aug 2015 18:54
Wanting freedom while working with Apple products... right.
7 u/Project2501 22 Aug 2015 19:09
It was only one part of the project, it was ported to windows, android, among other aspects, including being available for linux.
Wanting to circumvent state censorship is not platform dependent. And occasionally, if you want to create tools for people at large to use, you allow for the option of not having to replace their phones.
1 u/the_gamer_rises 22 Aug 2015 17:32
did he call someone a fag?
1 u/dchem 22 Aug 2015 22:08
I hope he gets a job in Apple so he can come over to US. ;_;
0 u/earn504 23 Aug 2015 01:33
Ironic that it's posted on Github that censors certain words because they're "offensive"