<divid='info-text'><p>BorderCheck(BC)isabrowserextensionthatillustratesthephysicalandpoliticalrealitiesoftheinternet's infrastructure using free software tools.</p>
<p>Asonesurfsthenet,datapacketsaresentfromtheuser's computer to the target server. These data packets go on a journey hopping from server to server, potentially crossing multiple countries, until the packets reach the desired website. In each of the countries that are passed different laws and practices can apply to the data, influencing whether or not authorities can inspect, store or modify that data.</p>
<p>InrealtimeBCletsyouknowwhichcountriesyousurfthroughasyoubrowsetheweb.AdditionallyBCwillillustratethisprocessonaworldmapand(whereavailable)provideyouwithcontextualizinginformationonthatcountry's laws and practices regarding your data.</p>