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<![CDATA[[SecurityRatty] tag: riot]]> http://securityratty.com/tag/riot Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:43:00 +0000 iRatty Engine http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Chinese Bloggers Bypassing Censorship by Blogging Backward]]> http://securityratty.com/article/26f7575451fc6f8d60130b629311d3de http://securityratty.com/article/26f7575451fc6f8d60130b629311d3de

With China trying to silence over 30,000 rioters during the weekend, by deleting forum postings and deactivating accounts mentioning the riot, Chinese bloggers have started using a widget they originally came up in order to bypass the "Great Firewall of China" by blogging backward, vertically and horizontally :

"So bloggers on forums such as Tianya.cn have taken to posting in formats that China's Internet censors, often employees of commercial Internet service providers, have a hard time automatically detecting. One recent strategy involves online software that flips sentences to read right to left instead of left to right, and vertically instead of horizontally. China's sophisticated censorship regime -- known as the Great Firewall -- can automatically track objectionable phrases. But "the country also has the most experienced and talented group of netizens who always know ways around it," said an editor at Tianya, owned by Hainan Tianya Online Networking Technology Co., who has been responsible for deleting posts about the riot"

An old-school content obfuscation service that they could take advantage of, offers the opportunity to turn a short message into spam or a fake PGP encrypted file, where both parties can easily decode them to the original.

Spammmic is what I have in mind.

]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:25:19 +0000 bloggers chinese bloggers tianya hainan tianya online china track objectionable phrases fake pgp censorship regime short message Chinese Bloggers Bypassing Censorship by Blogging Backward <![CDATA[More On Non-lethal Weapons: Electrified Shieds]]> http://securityratty.com/article/e7f8c88f01a1b72dd005f5c265493e15 http://securityratty.com/article/e7f8c88f01a1b72dd005f5c265493e15
"The kit "features a peel and stick perforated [f]ilm, power supply and necessary conversion equipment. This laminate becomes electrified providing a powerful deterrent to protect officers and keep suspects or rioters at bay." What could possibly go wrong?"

Love that last sentense...

and

"It's all part of the Office of Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization's Mock Prison Riot"

Wow, a prison riot, what a fun event! ;-)

Read here.

]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 11:12:00 +0000 prison riot mock prison riot law enforcement technology protect officers fun event powerful deterrent conversion equipment power supply rioters More On Non-lethal Weapons: Electrified Shieds <![CDATA[Peruvian Anti-Riot Police Uniforms: Judge Dredd Meets Batman]]> http://securityratty.com/article/2134c732067ca57d1bdf8ad0a5438d03 http://securityratty.com/article/2134c732067ca57d1bdf8ad0a5438d03 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:10:03 +0000 peruvian anti-riot police independence day yesterday peru happy characters entry avoid celebration canada countries Peruvian Anti-Riot Police Uniforms: Judge Dredd Meets Batman <![CDATA[Tear Gas/Pepper Spray Resource]]> http://securityratty.com/article/a36c8d37629a2f74dc6d42322ecb7bcd http://securityratty.com/article/a36c8d37629a2f74dc6d42322ecb7bcd
Street medics are independent, trained volunteer medical personnel who support activists during protests. Organized street medic groups have sprung up in a number of Western, urban locations. One of the groups, known as the Black Cross Health Collective, has published extensive information on the effects of and treating tear gas and pepper spray. Check it out.]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:43:00 +0000 tear gas pepper spray street medics volunteer medical personnel traditional humanitarian security riot control agents street medic support activists extensive information Tear Gas/Pepper Spray Resource