Re: [Trisquel-users] Governments pushing for control over the Internet

[sirgrant]

What it shows is breathtaking.  First, China is proposing "to give countries  
authority over the information and communication infrastructure within their  
state" and require that online companies "operating in their territory" use  
the Internet "in a rational way"- in short, to legitimize full government  
control. Second, several proposals would give the U.N. power to regulate  
online content for the first time, under the guise of protecting against  
computer malware or spam.Third, Russia and some Arab countries are proposing  
to be able to inspect private communications such as email.This is part of  
the reason why free software is so important.  Users need to protect  
themselves against this sort of thing.  Using free technology can protect  
users.  You may want to look into these sorts of programs: GNU Privacy  
GuardTorPidgin OTRFreedombox