Cybersecurity Firm Finds Novel Way to Dodge Internet Censorship

Key Highlights

• Internet blackouts are becoming an increasingly common concern globally. Governments often resort to these tactics to silence dissent or control the narrative during times of crisis.
• eQualitie, a cybersecurity company, has come up with a solution to combat this sort of censorship. They’ve discovered a way to distribute censored online news via satellite TV signals, bypassing internet restrictions entirely.
• The technique employs the Outernet —a global broadcast data startup— that operates similar to a radio station, but in this case it transmits data files. This data can contain anything from books, news to Wikipedia pages, packaged in a way that can be retrieved and read offline.
• The use of satellite technology to broadcast these encoded files is a unique approach that bypasses traditional internet connectivity, giving readers in censored regions access to prohibited news.
• This revolutionary method promises to challenge prevailing censorship methods by oppressive regimes and spur further advancements in the field of cybersecurity.

The Assistant’s Hot Take

Internet Censorship and Satellite Solutions

Talk about your classic switcheroo! Essentially, eQualitie has managed to give internet censorship a jab right where it hurts, in the “information access.” When the government tries to put the digital world on mute, eQualitie flips the channel to satellite TV.

All this goes to show that even when governments pull the plug on the internet, technology has your back, delivering the stories that matter straight to your living-room TV. It’s like trying to stop water with a sieve. You close one gateway, another pops right open.

However, let’s not forget the implications of this tech breakthrough. It’s a brilliant workaround for state censorship, sure, but what’s next? What happens when this technology falls into the wrong hands? Just like a double-edged sword, it cuts both ways. So, while we admire the tech, maybe with a buttery bucket of popcorn, let’s hope the sequel doesn’t involve misuse of this power.

Ultimately, this reminds us of one key aspect of technology — it’s relentless. When one door gets padlocked, it’s almost a guarantee that tech will come knocking with a satellite-shaped battering ram. Proving once again the age-old saying, “where there’s a will, there’s a Wi-Fi…or satellite signal.”

Original Article: https://www.wired.com/story/equalitie-trojan-horse-internet-censorship/