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Internet-Spreading American Gets 15-Year Sentence In Cuba

Posted by Soulskill on from the that's-a-long-vacation dept.

decora writes "American social worker Alan Phillip Gross, who has spent years connecting developing countries to the internet, has been sentenced by a 'Security Court' in Cuba to 15 years in prison. His crime: 'Acts against the Independence and Territorial Integrity of the State.' The Cuban government also claimed he was trying to 'destroy the Revolution through the use of communication systems out of the control of authorities.'"

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  1. Re:If your government isn't strong enough by nospam007 · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Can you imagine what would've happened if someone funded by the Soviet Union tried to set up communications networks in the US that the Government couldn't monitor?"

    I can.
    Phil Zimmerman (Pretty Good Privacy) was investigated for 3 years because the US Government regarded cryptographic software as a munition, subject to arms trafficking export controls.

    And he wasn't even funded by the Soviets or anybody else.