Hi all,

American traveling to China for IETF, and making my tech prep plans (bringing a laptop, phone, tablet, kindle, and steam deck). I won’t bias with my current plans too much, but I do already run Linux+LUKS and GrapheneOS.

For those with experience, what tech prep would you do?

Thanks!

  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
    2·
    10 days ago

    For cases like this, having a server somewhere else and know-how of OpenVPN or wireguard comes in really handy.

    Source: I may have been in Saudi Arabia, browsing sites containing media with women with exposed hair.

    • Dyf_Tfh@piefed.zipEnglish
      5·
      10 days ago

      Yeah It won’t work, you are going to get your VPN IP banned in 15min-a day depending on where you are in China.

      Wireguard may have worked a few years ago, but nowadays you have to use a VPN that specifically tries to hide itself

      Source: me

      • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
        1·
        10 days ago

        Haven’t had that problem myself. Sure, being in the IPv4 space of CNPC helps, but I’ve had no issues connecting to my home server VPN from a some residential IPs either.

      • Fmstrat@lemmy.worldOP
        1·
        10 days ago

        What is your reference point? Are you in China now and/or Shenzhen specifically? I’ve received conflicting info on this, so I may set up SSH tunnels and/or VPN over https as backups.

        • Dyf_Tfh@piefed.zipEnglish
          2·
          10 days ago

          Wasn’t in Shenzhen which I would believe should be less restrictive. It also didn’t help that I was living in a normal appartement and not an hotel. I self hosted wire guard at home (EU) and not on a VPS.

          So definitely not the best case, but I was genuinely surprised that it didn’t work while it worked before.