Jailbreaking the Internet For Freedom's Sake

snydeq writes "With so many threats to a free and open Internet, sooner or later, people will need to arm themselves for the fight, writes Deep End's Paul Venezia. 'If the baboons succeed in constraining speech and information flow on the broader Internet, the new Internet will emerge quickly. For an analogy, consider the iPhone and the efforts of a few smart hackers who have allowed anyone to jailbreak an iPhone with only a small downloaded app and a few minutes,' Venezia writes. 'All that scenario would require would be a way to wrap up existing technologies into a nice, easily-installed package available through any number of methods. Picture the harrowing future of rampant Internet take-downs and censorship, and then picture a single installer that runs under Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux that installs tor, tools to leverage alternative DNS servers, anonymizing proxies, and even private VPN services. A few clicks of the mouse, and suddenly that machine would be able to access sites "banned" through general means.'"

Comments

For great justice?

[Anonymous Coward]

For great justice?

Re:Achilles Heel

[Tastecicles]

oh, I can think of so many analogies...

cartridge-load sidearms: illegal if you're a civilian, not if you're a police officer or a soldier on duty. Police officers and soldiers are therefore criminals.
Tasers: illegal if you're a civilian, not if you're a police officer. Police officers are criminals.
Class A drugs: illegal if you're not a pharmacist or prescribed user. Pharmacists and prescribed users are criminals.

Oh, the doozy:

Any blunt or sharp tool, hand drawn or powered, that is used in carpentry or metalwork or masonry or food preparation: illegal if you're not on site and actually using it. All metalworkers, carpenters, masons, builders, hobby mechanics, bicycle repairers and housewives are criminals.

Mod me down. I double dare ya! :)