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The Technology Keeping Information Flowing in Iran

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the learn-a-new-word-today dept.

Death Metal writes "Iranians seeking to share videos and other eyewitness accounts of the demonstrations that have roiled their country since disputed elections two weeks ago are using an Internet encryption program originally developed by and for the US Navy. Designed a decade ago to secure Internet communications between US ships at sea, The Onion Router, or TOR, has become one of the most important proxies in Iran for gaining access to Web sites such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook." A related story was submitted anonymously about the efforts of hactivists to keep the information flowing inside the data-locked nation.

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  1. Can't the eds even make a headline sentence now ?? by rixster_uk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "The Technology Keeping Information Flowing in Iran". Is it just me or does this not scan at all ? I know the editors are bad but sheesh !! This place use to be great, went to "ok" and now... well.. see for yourself : http://www.google.com/trends?q=slashdot.org

  2. fp for gnaa and richad stawlman by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:fp for gnaa and richad stawlman by The+-e**(i*pi) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      to get a first post, you can't reply to another person's post FAIL

    2. Re:fp for gnaa and richad stawlman by Tranzistors · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Wow. Just think about it, a person siting by computer and actually witing this. I am amazed. I can't even imagine a person actually reading all this.

  3. Re:Can't the eds even make a headline sentence now by WiglyWorm · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    So... people are punching "slashdot.org" in to the google toolbar less often? Maybe they just found out what the address bar is for? Besides, for google trends to have any meaning, it needs to be placed relative to something. http://google.com/trends?q=slashdot%2C+fark%2C+digg%2C+reddit&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=1

  4. Who cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What does this have to do with Michael Jackson's death?