I am rather disturbed at how governments and companies are treating WikiLeaks. Apparently, the world learned nothing from Napster. Yes, what Napster did was illegal. And, maybe what WikiLeaks is doing is illegal.

But the point is this: The debate is not whether WikiLeaks is going to exist or not. It will. And it doesn’t matter what you try to do to stop it.

“The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.” – John Gilmore

With this post, they are going to learn a hard lesson. Welcome to the 21st century’s first major info war.

Note: These apps are linked to their original sites, not the App Market, if they have been removed from the Market. I am NOT responsible if you brick your phone or blow up anything by following these instructions! Use at your own risk!

Root

First, you need a rooted phone, preferably a spare phone you can leave plugged in and on wifi.

To root your Droid or other phone, download z4root. Follow the instructions.

Firewall

Now you need a little firewall to remain as anonymous as you can be. Download Droid Wall – Android Firewall.

Tor

Download Orbot from the Tor website.

HTTP Server

Download PAW Server or other web server of your choice.

Setup

1. Root your phone with z4root.  This will require you to click the root option and reboot.  You may also have to enable USB Debugging. Just follow the instructions.

2. Enable firewall with Droid Wall. Make sure you enable as few apps as possible. Start by enabling Orbot on wifi only and nothing else. Slowly add more apps as necessary for the phone to function, especially if you plan on using the phone normally. For maximum anonymity, keep wifi only for Orbot, and 3g only for everything else.

3. Download an archive copy of WikiLeaks. Currently, the best way to find is a Google search as government hackers are shutting down public mirrors constantly.

4.Set up PAW Server with the minimum options and no personally identifiable information. Place the WikiLeaks mirror archive in the public folder of the PAW web server by copying them to paw html folder of your SD card (/sdcard/paw/html). Do NOT allow your web server firewall access!!!

5. Now set up Orbot. Allow it to be used as a relay and a hidden service.  Select to Torify all apps. Point the “Hidden Service Port” of Orbot to the open port on the PAW Server, which should be port 80.

6. Now fire it all up. Check to find the .Onion name of the hidden service. Enter the .Onion address in a Tor enabled browser on another computer to make sure it works.

Now Anonymously create a Twitter account (I’m sure you can figure this out on your own. If not SKIP THIS!) And post your .Onion address and the hash tags #wikileaks #tor and #mirror so that other users can find it.  They are also quite poetically available with the #ImWikiLeaks tag.  After following these instructions, you are WikiLeaks!

Now you are all done!

Extra Credit

Go around town to popular open wifi access points, connect to them, and save them.

If you want to be really sneaky, install a remote access app. That way you can leave the phone plugged in at an anonymous indoor location near a public wifi hotspot, such as in the ceiling of a utility closet of a public library. Just remember to set it to reboot regularly in case something locks up.

Conclusion

If even a percentage of users did this, there would be tens of thousands of WikiLeaks mirrors hidden around the globe. Quite simple, really. And it makes the shutting down of WikiLeaks.com seem as utterly foolish as it was.

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So you want to download Youtube movies?  There are several methods with different results.  Below are the top 3 methods to download and convert Youtube movies as FLV, AVI, MPEG, and MP3.

#1 Best Youtube Downloader

DownloadHelper

DownloadHelper is an addon for Firefox and one of the best ways to download Youtube movies and songs.  What makes it so great to use is that installs directly into your browser, and doesn’t require you to leave the Youtube page you are on.  It comes with a myriad of options.  You can download them as-is FLV, or convert the files into other formats like AVI, MPEG, 3GP (mobile), or MP3.  It is also cross platform compatible, which means that you can use it on Linux, Windows, or Mac.

I use it on Linux, and DownloadHelper uses the FFMPEG program to convert to any format without having to drop to command line.  Mac also uses FFMPEG.  The Windows version offers conversion software for download.

It also works on hundreds of video sites, so you are not stuck with Youtube.  It is likely that any video you see online, it can download.  It supports a safe mode if you want to block adult sites from downloading.

So if you are looking for a cheap way to create an MP3 list, or you want to download the latest House or Heroes episode to your iPod, this is the perfect tool for you.

Check it out: http://www.downloadhelper.net/

#1 Best Youtube for Mobile

VuClip

So you are on your iPhone, Blackberry, or Droid, and you want to download Youtube or other video site movies directly to your phone.  Never fear, VuClip.com is here.  It comes with integrated cross-site search, ratings, and other tools.  It will let you choose to stream, or download in either low or high quality.  It also supports an audio-only download, but this is in 3GP, not MP3, so it is not ideal for downloading music.

VuClip also allows you to browse the website from your computer and send videos to your phone.  It’s great for when you are not in 3G coverage, but want your Youtube goodness.

Check it out: http://www.vuclip.com/

#1 Simplest Youtube Downloader

KissYoutube

If you want the absolute simplest solution to downloading Youtube videos with no frills, then you want to use Kiss Youtube.  It offers no conversion, no options, no frills.  But it couldn’t be any simpler to use.  Simply add kiss before the url and hit enter, and you’re done.

Example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o…

http://www.kissyoutube.com/watch?v=o…

Check it out: http://www.kissyoutube.com/

Who wins?

DownloadHelper wins hands down.  By relying on a converter on your PC, it absolutely destroys the others by offering unlimited conversion options and works as fast as your own broadband connection.  You to choose HD quality videos where available for the best possible experience.  One of the best features is that it allows you to queue up videos, so you can have unlimitted videos set to download and convert, instead of doing one at a time which could take hours of clicking and waiting.  If you want to download more than 1 or 2 videos a month, DownloadHelper gets it done fastest with the least amount of hassle and most options.

Honorable Mention

Video2MP3

There are a lot of Youtube to Mp3 sites out there.  99% of them are pure crap.  All of them are slow, full of ads, and many have spyware.  But one of the few that looks good, works well enough to endure the wait, and doesn’t kill you with adds is Video2Mp3.  It’s not as good as the Download Helper solution, but it does include a browser addon option.

Check it out: http://www.video2mp3.net/

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