We've been investigating over the weekend, and have confirmed that Egypt is censoring access to Signal.
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#TOR via@guardianproject#Orbot, does the Android device need to be rooted? -
No, Orbot has an "Apps VPN" mode that can route any app over Tor, without requiring root / cc
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That said, only Signal messages (including picture and voice) will work over Tor, not Signal phone calls / cc
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but unfortunately it can't run at the same time as another VPN like with Facebook.
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Facebook has a VPN?
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no I meant how you can funnel Facebook through Tor? It'd be cool if signal did that. That way you can still use your vpn.
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the orbot app can route the Facebook app & Signal app over Tor at the same time. Not signal calls, only messages.
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but I use pia VPN. If I want to route an app through tor it stops my VPN. But not with Facebook
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Old and busted: Use Signal, use Tor. New hotness: Use Signal over Tor.
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maybe, if it were federated... That would be great
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you guys rock
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will you finally get servers on a standard tcp ssl port so signal desktop can work through a corp firewall?
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Couldn't you fix this with some port forwarding/redirecting?
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no. Issue is with the *server* port on the internet
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could this circumvention also work in china?
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plus Tor & VPNs are both blocked now in Turkey (though Tor does have workaround for very advanced users - private relays)
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glad to hear you're working on this. in Turkey folks need something more robust than WhatsApp (which was censored in Oct)
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I'm kinda shocked
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