Blogging as Press Freedom in Repressive Places

museumpeace writes "CNN is carrying an AP story from France on the release of guidelines to help bloggers working under threat of suppressive governments to get out their stories without getting caught. "Reporters Without Borders' 'Handbook for Blogger and Cyber-Dissidents" is partly financed by the French government and includes technical advice on how to remain anonymous online.' Makes me proud to be a developer of communication software."

Comments

An Example!

[bnf]

here is an example.

The end of anonymity

[UnapprovedThought]

I haven't had time to read the RSF brochure, but does it explain what to do if you have a TC setup (a computer that can attest to a unique identity like CPUID but more unique than that) so that all messages can be traced back to the computer that sent it?

It sounds like their suggestions would only be useful for a short while, until all computing equipment is replaced with TCG-compliant stuff, (or even before, by using an older case to contain a new computer). If anonymous bloggers are not careful, someday they will be nabbed.

I wonder if this will usher in a new era of strict dictatorships and unparalled oppression? We may never know, since no one may be able to report about it :)

Re:Interesting Quote

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Darn. That's much pithier than my rant. And taking the pith is always good.

Re:Jesusland Needs Fewer Narrow Minded Americans

[strook]

Oh, just admit it - you don't care about political freedoms at all, you've just been trying for ages to get a comment modded +5 Insightful that had the phrase "BUSH IS A CUM GUZZLING FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT" in it....

;-)