[open-government] Fwd: Protect Online Voices

Thu Sep 26 05:23:13 UTC 2013

(Sorry for cross-post)

In case any organizations on these lists suffer from DDoS attacks, or know websites that do, Deflect is a free, open-source service offered by eQualit.ie. (It's free because it's funded by international donors.) In its third year of operations, it's made for at-risk individuals and groups of independent journalists and human rights campaigners. In the past few months, for example, it's kept Vietnamese bloggers, independent Syrian news media, Tibetan activists and Iranian election monitors online despite an onslaught of concerted attacks. See more in the forwarded message below.

Disclosure: I share office space with their Montreal team.

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James McKinney
Open North
+1.514.247.0223
http://opennorth.ca/

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> Get Deflect-ed, Stay Connected
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> Deflect is a free, open source DDoS-mitigation service designed to keep your website online 24/7. We cache and deliver your site’s content, hiding the location of your server and protecting it from malicious botnets and cyber-attacks.
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> Deflect is as effective as any comparative commercial service available, but unlike them, we won’t charge extra or throw you off the network if you get hit. Don't wait until an attack begins! Deflect is quick and easy to set up - once it's in place, you don't need to worry about it and you'll be protected if the worst happens. Even though many of our partners are under constant attack, this month we will serve more than 20 million pages and deny service to many more malicious bots. Deflect protects some of the largest and most targeted independent media and human rights websites in more than a dozen countries. Here's how it works:
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> [ large version of image: https://wiki.deflect.ca/wiki/About_Deflect ]
> Deflect is brought to you by eQualit.ie, a tech collective based in Montreal and Dublin, which operates on open source principles and developing technology to enable privacy and promote freedom of expression. The Deflect project has guaranteed funding through 2016 from international donors that support civil society initiatives. Visit deflect.ca to learn more or sign up now!
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> The Deflect team
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> deflect at equalit.ie
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> eQualit.ie
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> 5605 de Gaspé
> Suite 204
> Montreal, QC H2T2A4
> Canada

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