Psiphon vpn software#
The core development team grew to include a group of experienced security and encryption software engineers that previously developed Ciphershare, a secure document management system. The objective of these grants was to develop Psiphon into a scalable anti-censorship solution capable of supporting large numbers of users across different geographic regions. The source of funding came from the European Parliament and the US State Department Internet Freedom program, administered by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL). was awarded two sub-grants by the Internews operated SESAWE (Open Internet) project(s). In 2011, Psiphon 1.X was officially retired and is no longer actively supported by Psiphon, Inc., or the Citizen Lab. In 2009, Psiphon was recognized with The Economist Best New Media Award by Index on Censorship. In 2008, Psiphon was awarded the Netexplorateur award by the French Senate.
Psiphon vpn code#
The original code (1.6) was made available under the GNU General Public License. was established as a Canadian corporation independent of the Citizen Lab and the University of Toronto. What we're trying to build is a network of trust among people who know each other, rather than a large tech network that people can just tap into." Psiphon 1.0 was launched by the Citizen Lab on 1 December 2006 as open-source software.
Psiphon vpn install#
According to Nart Villeneuve, "The idea is to get (users) to install this on their computer, and then deliver the location of that circumventor, to people in filtered countries by the means they know to be the most secure. The original concept for Psiphon envisioned an easy-to-use and lightweight Internet proxy, designed to be installed and operated by individual computer users, who would then host private connections for friends and family in countries where the Internet is censored. Psiphon 1.X is no longer supported by Psiphon, Inc.