On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:32 -0700, "Christopher A. Lindsey" <clind...@garudallc.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I light of the recent discussions regarding governments funding projects > like Tor, I thought this article might be of interest. > > From the article: > From: Chris Lindsey <ch...@christopherlindsey.com> > To: clind...@garudallc.com > Subject: article > Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:23:10 -0700 > > > > U.S. develops "panic button" for democracy activists > > (Reuters) - Some day soon, when pro-democracy campaigners have their > cellphones confiscated by police, they'll be able to hit the "panic > button" > -- a special app that will both wipe out the phone's address book and > emit > emergency alerts to other activists. > > The panic button is one of the new technologies the U.S. State > Department is > promoting to equip pro-democracy activists in countries ranging from the > Middle East to China with the tools to fight back against repressive > governments. > > "We've been trying to keep below the radar on this, because a lot of the > people we are working with are operating in very sensitive > environments," > said Michael Posner, assistant U.S. secretary of state for human rights > and > labor. > > Full article: > http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/25/us-rights-usa-technology-idUSTRE7206DH20110325 > > > Take care, > Chris > > > -- > Christopher A. Lindsey <clind...@garudallc.com> > Garuda, LLC
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