ONLINE AND UNIDENTIFIABLE? Issue: Internet Today researchers at AT&T Labs will reveal a new technology that can help Internet users evade censors. "It seems like more and more, technologies are being introduced that limit the freedom of individuals--especially in repressive administrations" around the world, said Aviel D. Rubin, who developed Publius with AT&T colleague Lorrie F. Cranor and graduate student Marc Waldman. "We are hoping that by providing some tools to help the individual, we can help offset this trend a little bit." Publius works by encrypting files--from text to pictures and music--and dividing them into smaller pieces to be distributed over a number of servers, making it hard to trace the original transaction. [SOURCE: Washington Post (E1), AUTHOR: John Schwartz] (http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21689-2000Jun29.html) Technical description and Publius home page: http://cs1.cs.nyu.edu/waldman/publius/ steve
