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OT: important if you can program and like freedom of information


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The US government is funding projects to create programs to circumvent state sanctioned censorship and information blocking in target countries such as China, Iran, etc.

 

Essentially, they want programs that will circumvent the firewalls to make information free again. :eek:

 

IF YOU ARE A PROGRAMMER, you have a month to apply. HAPPY HUNTING!

 

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/uncle-sam-has-30m-to-bypass-chinese-iranian-net-filters.ars

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yeah sure - this at the same time the the government is trying to put new limits on the internet?

probably going to take this research to be able to lock down what they want in the US.

 

 

Service providers want to put the lock down on the internet so they can make more money. Not the government. The government body that is in charge of such things - the Federal Communications Commission - is wholly against it.

 

Get your {censored} straight.

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