September 2, 2003
Anonymizer Comes to Iran
by Joe Katzman at September 2, 2003 6:01 PM
Pejman explains why a pact between the U.S. government and the electronic privacy company Anonymizer, Inc. is making the Internet a safer place for controversial websites -- like if you're Iranian, and have your own opinion. Or worse, people who dare to own an opinion and are (gasp) female - like Winds of Change.NET team member Iraniangirl, for instance.
Right now, anything that helps these people get around their government's censorship is good. I've contacted Anonymizer for details re: the Iranian edition and Farsi instructions. Looks like they're prepared to play shell games with the IP, too, in order to keep government blacklists ineffective. Good news on all counts. Here's the address to get started in English.
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I found *Hacktivismo* by way of the newest issue of Foreign Policy. It sounds like more or less the same kind of idea, except it's technically illegal to download in Iran, Syria, Cuba, and Iraq (wink, wink) because of the encryption.
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Looks like they're prepared to play shell games with the IP, too, in order to keep government blacklists ineffective. Good news on all counts.
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