Bypassing Big Brother Isn't EasyNYTimes profiles the Global Internet Freedom Consortium...
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old news - 09:31AM Friday May 01 2009)
tags: business · world · contentAs a growing number of countries consider filters to clean the Internet of its naughty bits, the
New York Times reports that even in filter-happy Iran and China, users are finding a way around government Internet filters. That's thanks in large part to groups like the
Global Internet Freedom Consortium, which has ties to the Falun Gong and has been at the lead of developing tools to help Chinese avoid censorship. The Times offers an interesting read on how their path hasn't been an easy one for the project's developers. Reporters Without Borders notes that 20 countries now use some type of content filter systems.