On May 1, 2019, the current President of the Russian Federation signed , also known as .
Based on the provision that the above law should come into force on November 1, 2019, a group of Russian enthusiasts in April of this year decided to create , also known as .
"Medium" provides users with access to network resources free of charge , due to the use of which it becomes impossible to calculate not only the router where the traffic came from (see. ), but also the end user — the Medium subscriber.
At the time of publication of the article, Medium already has several access points in , , , , и .
More details about the history of the formation of the Medium network can be found under the cut.
Internet privacy is not a myth
“There was no classical or medieval Latin word equivalent to 'privacy'; "privatio" meant "to take away" - Georges Duby, author of The History of Private Life: Revelations of the Medieval World.
We should not forget that the only sure way to ensure your own privacy when using the Internet is and respect .
"The salvation of a drowning man is the work of the drowning man himself." No matter how much the "corporations of good" regale their user with promises of confidentiality regarding the use of his personal data, only decentralized networks and open source solutions that assume the possibility of independent information security auditing can be truly trusted.
Having a centralized system also implies having a single point of failure, which, at the first opportunity, will become a source of data leakage. Any centralized system is compromised by default, no matter how well developed the information security infrastructure is. In reality, the only two generous gifts of nature that can be trusted are humanity: mathematics and logic.
“Are they watching? And what do I care? After all, I am a law-abiding citizen…”
Try asking yourself the following question - do government agencies today have sufficient competence in the field of information security to guarantee the privacy and confidentiality of the end user in relation to his personal data, which they ? ?
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The “law-abiding citizen” approach is more or less acceptable in a society where the state apparatus is indeed used by citizens as the main tool for protecting their rights and freedoms.
Now we are faced with an extremely important task - to clearly define and defend our position regarding the free Internet.
"The ice is broken, gentlemen of the jury!"
Members of the "Medium" community take an active part in the life of the network.
That's what we are have already done:
- In three months, we raised a total of 11 points of the Medium network and one -
- We have restarted the web service - now it has a .b32 address starting with "Medium" -
- We launched a web service for "Medium" network operators, which, if there is an active connection to the I2P network, returns a response code . This functionality can be used by operators to check and maintain the health of their access points.
- Мы gathering of system operators of points of network "Medium" in Moscow
- Мы project logo
- Мы English version about "Medium" on Habré
And here is what we to be done:
Free Internet in Russia starts with you
You can render all possible assistance in establishing a free Internet in Russia today. We have compiled a comprehensive list of how you can help the network:
- Tell your friends and colleagues about the Medium network. Share to this article in social networks or personal blog
- Take part in the discussion of technical issues of the Medium network
- Take part in designed to work with the "Medium" network
- Raise your to the Medium network
Be extremely careful: the article is written for educational purposes only. Don't forget that ignorance is strength, freedom is slavery, and war is peace.
You have already left for you.
Source: habr.com