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A vision for the future

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Name: David

Bio: Programmer, web programmer, internet user

Area of Expertise: Technology Developer/Administrator

Topic: Privacy

Headline: Private communication

Nutshell: Big Brother is watching. When good encryption is made standard, we will have free speech again.

Vision:

They say it’s for our own good – the monitoring and censorship of all global electronic communications, for the sake of preventing "piracy," "crime," even "terrorism." Did Bin Laden use the internet to organise his attacks? Do they even have the internet in Afghan caves? There is a way to make the world a better place without Big Brother. It’s up to us to make it happen.

Date Submitted: February 21, 2005

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