Anonymous Iran

Bugs Bunny

Austin Heap 5 July 2009:

In the upcoming days, Daniel Colascione and I will release a new program to provide unfiltered internet access to the people of Iran. A software package for Windows, Mac and Unix systems, called Haystack, will specifically target the Iranian government’s web filtering mechanisms.

...once installed Haystack will provide completely uncensored access to the internet in Iran while simultaneously protecting the user’s identity.

No more Facebook blocks, no more government warning pages when you try to load Twitter, just unfiltered Internet.

The network will be supported by donated high-quality servers outside of Iran. We will be able to provide an individual user with unfettered internet access that costs the donor $0.015 to $0.0375 per month.

Proxyheap, the precursor to Haystack, was launched on June 22 just ten days after the election. That project, though, was only envisioned as a bandaid...

... The program will initially be made available at <A href="http://haystack.austinheap.com/" target=_blank>haystack: a project for iran

Unregistered

Wow ... thank you very much - it would be a dream for us to surf the internet uncensored.

Unregistered

Minus all the "fluff".. what does this thing really do?? How does it enable uncensored net access.. proxy.. vpn.. what?? Which ports, etc.? There is no magic program folks.. sorry.

P.S. No I am not basij or IRGC or loyalists to either.

Roe Lassie

Yeah like they are going to broadcast to the world how it works - so that the regime can block it.
Don't think so!

If these guys can achieve this, then it doesn't matter how it works - it just does!

Ray Murphy

Can anyone summarize this yet?
Is it real or is it a spy program?

Unregistered

Nobody promised to teach people how to hack systems here - let's just be happy with the outcome and put away asking silly questions!!

All I want a program which works conveniently to surf the net uncensored.

Unregistered

I'm hoping it's real. I donated money to Austin Heap to help with the effort.

Ray Murphy

It's probably real if AustinHeap is involved. It's hard to keep up with everything.

~SanguineRose~

Yes this project is real and is from AustinHeap

Unregistered

Any word on which operating systems this will support?