{"id":13125,"date":"2013-03-18T22:38:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T22:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/human-rights\/13125-iranian-regime-arrests-vpn-software-seller"},"modified":"2023-01-14T08:08:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T07:08:39","slug":"iranian-regime-arrests-vpn-software-seller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iranian-regime-arrests-vpn-software-seller\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian regime arrests VPN software seller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-internet\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-39591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/iran-internet.gif\" border=\"0\" style=\"float: left;margin: 5px\" width=\"308\" height=\"200\" \/>NCRI &#8211; The Iranian regime has arrested one seller of a software tool that is used for evading internet filtering.<\/p>\n<p>The commander of Iranian regime\u2019s cyberpolice in northern province of Zanjan said \u201cFollowing efforts by the police, the seller was identified, digital documents were collected and the order for arrest was issued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201cthe seller was arrested and the accused confessed after facing the documents,\u201d state-run news agency Fars reported on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Many Iranians citizens evade the filter through use of &#8220;Virtual Private Network&#8221;. Using the technology, surfers in Iran could sign in to a server in the United States for example and pretend that they are actually located in the US and not Iran. This way they circumvent the Iranian government\u2019s installed filters and Iran\u2019s information agents will not easily know which websites they visited.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian regime authorities have blocked the use of software tools that people use to evade Iranian regime&#8217;s Internet filtering.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian regime has adopted one of the world&#8217;s most substantial Internet censorship regimes. Iran under mullahs&#8217; rule is among a small group of states with the most sophisticated filtering systems purchased from Western countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &ndash; The Iranian regime has arrested one seller of a software tool that is used for evading internet filtering. 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