Border-Check

rscmbbng 514961a1ec added custom maps, more designs, changed hop markers		11 years ago
web	added custom maps, more designs, changed hop markers	11 years ago
README	added info on browser support	11 years ago
bc	BC with webserver embbeded	11 years ago
main.py	fixed error in variable name, added approximate size of db downloads to output	11 years ago
options.py	detail on shell menu options results	11 years ago
webserver.py	corrected some errors, xml functionality is still faulty	11 years ago
xml_exporter.py	favicon changes dynamically, added new country_code variable, js now resides in bc.js, index.py only exports html, merge with previous	11 years ago

README

Border Check (BC) is a browser extension that illustrates the physical and political realities of the internet's infrastructure using free software tools.

As one surfs the net, data packets are sent from the user'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.

In realtime BC lets you know which countries you surf through as you browse the web. Additionally BC will illustrate this process on a world map and (where available) provide you with contextualizing information on that country's laws and practices regarding your data.

Currently supporting the following browsers on OSX and Unix systems:
Firefox, Chromium, Chrome, Safari

v.01 

GPLv3 - 2013

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Contacts:

Roel Roscam Abbing (roel@roelroscamabbing.nl)
psy (epsylon@riseup.net)