Friday, July 08, 2011

How to circumvent the ban on Al-Akhbar in Saudi Arabia

Ali sent me this:  "You suggested a method on your blog on how to access al-akhbar newspaper from KSA (How to read Al-Akhbar from Saudi Arabia) , I’d like to mention that this is not feasible as the government of KSA can also ban any website that offers proxy services. The best way, in my personal technical opinion, is to try and download an application called Hotspot shield. Note that most sites that allow you to download the application may also be banned, but it is still an easier and more feasible method. So after a user downloads the application, he can run it, it will automatically connect to proxies around the world and allow the user to access all banned websites. The only drawback from this method is slower browsing speed."