'Hactavists' Get $3M for Internet Monitoring 38
raceface writes "The CBC is reporting that a group from the University of Toronto know as the Citizen Lab has received a $3 million grant. They intend to use the grant money to monitor and determine who is blocking information access on the internet." The grant, given to an international project that fights censorship, was given to the group by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, a Chicago-based institution.
Mirrors? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Mirrors? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mirrors? (Score:2, Funny)
Well, since the site is connecting fine over here, I'm presuming you did it again.
heh (Score:1, Funny)
heh u dont have far to go just GOOGLE IT! [slashdot.org]
Re:Mirrors? (Score:3, Funny)
One time, the admin ran the update and for the next couple of hours practically all sites were down.
It took them a while to realise that blocking all domains with *.c* in them wasn't the best approach.
But do they run... (Score:3, Funny)
Finders Fee available? (Score:2, Funny)
-Google
-Microsoft
-China
-Saudi Arabia
-Iran
-North Korea
-Every other country in the world, to some extent or another.
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Minus $100 for every OBVIOUS answer?
Where do I send the check?
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M
Re:Free Speech 2.0 (Score:2, Funny)
Are you daring to question the truthiness of modern journalism, sir? Why, just last night I saw hard-hitting journalists on CNN mulling over numerous sensationalist celebrity court cases that could effect our lives. Are you saying THAT'S not serious journalism?!?!?
-Eric