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Google Funds Tools to Expose Internet Shutdown, Censorship

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

In the wake of Internet blackouts in Egypt and Libya, Google has announced it is awarding at least $1 million to Georgia Tech researchers working on tools that will immediately reveal when governments are trying to shut down or censor use of the Internet. Source: Network World

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Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 11:06
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 11:06
 

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