This ought to go over well in China. Im sure the government will smile and wink at any citizen who attempts to download the tool..
Users don't have to download software. "Psiphon works by letting people in uncensored countries download the free software to run a secure, encrypted server or node in the private network. The server administrator would pass the connection information to friends and family in censored countries - psiphonites - who could then log in through a web browser and navigate sites without restrictions."
Been talking about this with my IT guy here at work. Seems like a bad idea all around to both of us.
1) What happens when the Chicom government takes on the role of middleman/proxy and starts tracking the cheaters... and
2) What kind of moron would open up their interent connection to an anonymous "proxy-siphon-friend?"
Islamists, organized crimesters, bot herders, child porn traffickers, phishers, spammers and all manner of lowlife will be able to pull bandwidth using "friendly" connections and IPs. Pretty much like handing out your social security number to people in need if you ask me.
I'd imagine that finding a legitimate Chinese user on the system will be about as easy to do as finding a horny sorority girl on a chat board...