[PLUG] Newsweek: "Dictator-proofing the Internet"

[JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org>]

Topical wrt the "mesh" discussion.

http://www.newsweek.com/2011/02/06/dictator-proofing-the-internet.print.html

by Daniel LyonsFebruary 06, 2011

	"When authorities in Egypt shut down Internet connections during last 
week’s uprising, hackers around the world started scrambling to create a 
work-around. Before they could succeed, the blackout was lifted. But now 
people are worried that similar shutdowns might occur in countries like 
Jordan, Syria, and Yemen—and so hackers are working to set up 
alternative networks in those countries, just in case."

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Later,
JP
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