Let Freedom Ping!

Interesting article in the New York Times about a quiet effort by the U.S. to develop information technology tools that let dissidents bypass government controls over the flow of information on social networking sites. Because this could never come back to bite our own government in the ass, no ... never! Still, I would like to help with this one, because I'm a firm believer that citizens should encrypt everything and do whatever they can to keep information private when two parties communicate. Especially from governments. Especially from OUR government.

The new initiatives have found a champion in Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose department is spearheading the American effort. “We see more and more people around the globe using the Internet, mobile phones and other technologies to make their voices heard as they protest against injustice and seek to realize their aspirations,” Mrs. Clinton said in an e-mail response to a query on the topic. “There is a historic opportunity to effect positive change, change America supports,” she said. “So we’re focused on helping them do that, on helping them talk to each other, to their communities, to their governments and to the world.”