CovertCast: Using Live Streaming to Evade Internet Censorship

We design, implement, and evaluate CovertCast, a censorship circumvention system that broadcasts the content of popular websites in real-time, encrypted video streams on common live-streaming services such as YouTube. CovertCast does not require any modifications to the streaming service and employs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McPherson Richard, Houmansadr Amir, Shmatikov Vitaly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-07-01
Series:Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/popets-2016-0024