Censorship is a huge problem in many countries of the world but especially rampant in the Middle East and Asia. If websites and information are censored the local population has a hard time accessing them from within the country. This usually involves the use of proxy servers or vpn solutions to bypass the country’s restrictions.
Restrictions on the other hand are usually implemented by an Internet service to prevent access to the service from users that do not live in the target area. Some prominent examples are the Internet Radio Pandora and the streaming video services Hulu and ABC.
Gpass is a free software that provides an encrypted connection to bypass Internet censorship and restrictions. It makes use of encrypted socks tunnels to launch applications and can use Skype and Tor as backup tunnels.
Every application that connects to the Internet can be used with Gpass. Most run out of the box without having to enter details into the application. Some require that the proxy server (localhost:8000) is set in the application itself.
Gpass provides links to a few applications like Firefox, Internet Explorer and the default email client in it’s program interface. The user can drag and drop additional applications in the interface so that they can be launched to bypass restrictions as well.
Gpass works with Hulu, ABC and Pandora but the connection is rather slow and the viewing experience therefor limited. The main use of Gpass is therefor to access information on the Internet without difficulties and reprisals.
Users can check if Gpass is running properly by looking in the title frame of the application that they started. It should state [via Gpass] which is the indicator that the service is working. The IPs of the service are located in the United States.
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Gpass was developed by World’s Gate, Inc that is an oversea Chinese company, they against Chinese government internet censorship. Now, it becomes an international company, Gpass is not only for Chinese people, that is also popular around the world. I personal think Gpass is good for regular surf website but not enough for watch stream media.
can anyone say how this compares to Tor? is it as secure? is it any faster?
I think to use Gpass is easier than Tor. The speed that depends on what you use for, if you just want surf some websites Gpass is fast.
well i use OperaTor which is all pre-configured, it really doesn’t get much easier. it’s a portable app, so just download, run, and you’re surfing securely…
garbanzo，Gpass is also pre-configured. You do not need to do anything, just double click icons that already in right lane, like Firefox, IE, some media players, Flashget. If you run Opera you can add it into right lane, and click Opera icon, that all. The best point is Gpass allows you add other software which access internet.
I saw this on another tech blog, Martin this was never expected from you.. atleast mention the source.
Thanks
Do you really think there is only one source for news? If I find it on another website I usually mention it. Think before you start throwing ridiculous accusations around.
Don’t lik eGPass because it constantly cuts off/drops a server and the application itself crashes or stops working.
wny is that my server always hang when ever am online i make use of GPass, and an operating system which is window vista, which most times does not accept most applications. and my nokia pc suite is always still connected.2.also are there any limited pages one should open when using zain,mtn etc not like when u are in a cafe that ones service is very fast any suggestion would greatly appreciated.
my gtunnel is not working perfectly,after have conneted it very soon it diconnected i dont enjoy the browsing atall,kindly help me,i connected it zain
how can I use yahoo messenger with gpass. my anti virus doesn’t upload
thank you and pls help to update by sending msg through email.
GPass has not worked for some time now. Tray icon is greyed-out and program seems to have no access to any servers. Keeps “searching for tunnels” but nothing happening. Several references to same in various forums. No-one seems to know why.
Even I have the same problem.Before two weeks it was working like dream, but now it keeps serching for Tunnels. Please help me.
vish_4452@yahoo.co.in
Can’t find any reference anywhere as to why it’s not working. Even the homepage is still the same as it always was. Sabotage? Just a thought!
what if they blocked it??????
gpass and freegate are intended only for china.it’s over for others.servers can not handle for free international load of demand so they have cut it off.so simple.if any one knows good alternatives for usa ip restricted sites[apart from well known hotspot and tor] to access please contribute.
Try UltraSurf,
http://www.ultrareach.com/search.htm
I won’t give my location, in case that too gets blocked but it works for me.
I have used OpenVPN
http://openvpn.net/
but that doesn’t seem to connect any more. if anyone has any info. on that, please post here. Thanks
thanks david.i know it.actually i try to find a france bypass for jiwa.fm music site.
never better then this
There is now a Firefox plug-in for Ultra-surf. Works well.
http://www.ultrareach.com/download_en.htm
Scroll down.
Gpass is great but Ctunnel, Hot Spot Shield, and Tor work well too. I have screencasts on these proxies and a short description describing each here: http://www.laowise.com/blog/category/3
i want to download Gpass browser
gpass cannot be downloaded because the site for downloading it is itself blocked in united arab emirates.plllllzzzzzz tell me about any other software which can be accessed to.
can someone show me how to make gpass work with metin2 i really need hep with this thanks in advance.
i have been restricted from using internet all i have for now is intranet,how can make use of GPASS