In fight for free speech, researchers test anti-censorship tool built into the internet's core | CBC News
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In fight for free speech, researchers test anti-censorship tool built into the internet's core | CBC News LoadedWhat if the routers and servers that underpin the internet could also double as one big anti-censorship tool? CBC News When the Chinese government wanted to keep its us...
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August 28, 2017
Clear, concise and interesting article. It introduces an interesting topic at a pretty high level but also give you the resources to delve deeper.
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August 28, 2017
Very interesting read about a really important topic that should be talked about more often. The author, Matthew Braga, does an amazing job of explaining in the simplest terms how the system works, making this article very accessible. For someone who wants to go deeper in the topic, the references are very accurate, and the links to the actual research papers are very useful. The article also does an amazing job of not being political in it's explanation.
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August 28, 2017
A really interesting article that plainly describes an intricate way of circumventing censorship. Provides access to all the original sources of information on the subject.
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August 28, 2017
Given that I'm not technologically savvy, this article produces the information in an easy to read way to help you understand it's capabilities. And, in an age when censorship is becoming a new standard to combat fake news, white nationalists, and websites or information your government doesn't want you to see (China), this proposes an interesting solution. However, I wish the author spent more time diving into the possible issues with technology like this. How might hackers or someone use this for malicious purposes? Perhaps there aren't any but it would be good to know.
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August 28, 2017
Very, VERY neat! Love the article and the concept. Good sources too.
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August 28, 2017
This article does a fine job presenting the context around the existing Internet censorship, and the technology behind the TapDance experiment, It's an incredibly important story to follow so as to ensure that humanity always has access to our species collective knowledge, no matter who the ruler or what times are like. I would have liked to read what other countries, besides China, have a censored Internet, and what these countries might try to do in response to this program working at scale.
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