6.6.1. Dissidents, Amnesty International
- Most governments want to know what their subjects are
saying...
- Strong crypto (including steganography to hide the
existence of the communications) is needed
- Myanmar (Burma) dissidents are known to be using PGP
6.6.2. reports that rebels in Chiapas (Mexico, Zapatistas) are on
the Net, presumably using PGP
- (if NSA can really crack PGP, this is probably a prime
target for sharing with the Mexican government)
6.6.3. Free speech has declined in America--crypto provides an
antidote
- people are sued for expressing opinions, books are banned
("Loompanics Press" facing investigations, because some
children ordered some books)
+ SLAPP suits (Strategic Lawsuiits Against Public
Participation), designed to scare off differing opinions by
threatening legal ruination in the courts
- some judges have found for the defendants and ordered the
SLAPPers to pay damages themselves, but this is still a
speech-chilling trend
- crypto untraceability is good immunity to this trend, and
is thus *real* free speech
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