[guardian-announce] Two Updates from the Guardian Blog

[News from the Guardian Project]

Just wanted to share these two latest posts from the Guardian blog... 

First up, we show the world there is more to tablets than the iPad, and how for < $200 you can have an "Anonymous" Tablet today: http://guardianproject.info/2010/05/25/tor-on-a-tablet/

"We recently acquired a Moons e-7001 “iRobot” tablet which runs Android 1.5. This device is also known as the “aPad”. It is a very basic iPad-clone, though honestly, it can’t really compare with the iPad in terms of quality of screen, build or general use. However, it does only cost $185, supports USB host mode, has a built-in camera, and it is running Android, an actual open-source operating system! It should also be pointed out that you can also now get the Archos 7 Android tablet, which is basically the same thing as this, from Amazon for $199. The reason we purchased one of these was to be able to tangibly have Orbot (aka Tor on Android) running on a tablet “MID” style device. Since it is running Android 1.5, we were able to easily do this using Orbot and Orweb together without requiring the device to be rooted."


Second, using free services and open-source apps, we lay out a step-by-step on how to build your own private "Skype" system that works with Android and desktops alike:
http://guardianproject.info/2010/05/26/how-to-setup-a-private-mobile-phone-system-for-android-and-beyond/

Near the very top of Guardian’s open-source application suite wish list is something that might seem like a no-brainer for a secure mobile device: voice. When we take into account network performance and audio fidelity requirements, as well as the International nature of Guardian’s target users (everything from average citizens to multi-national journalists or humanitarian organizations), the prospect of a truly real-time secure VOIP solution starts to reveal itself as quite the challenge. Fortunately, a number of efforts have been underway for some time on the Android platform. The following is an introduction to one such effort, and this post provides a very easy step-by-step how to enable your very own private mobile phone system.



Hope this finds all of you well!

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