Google Funds Tools to Expose Internet Shutdown, Censorship

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Atlanta, GA | Posted: March 23, 2011

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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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computer_networks, internet transparency, nick feamster, wenke lee
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  • Created By: Mike Terrazas
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  • Created On: Mar 23, 2011 - 7:08am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:08pm