This morning the UK Times Online runs a story about bloggers now hunted by the Burmese government after the bulk of the action in the street has quieted. Computers in the country are all government licensed, ISPs are closely monitored and internet access has become increasingly intermittent as the protests proceeded.I am curious to know how they know these posts are genuine.
Despite the extensive repression, protests in Burma continue and a handful of bloggers remain active in reporting events to the world online. The US-based Committee to Protect Bloggers is tracking the situation closely and reports that a blogger posting under the name Niknayman appears to be the only one still posting from inside the country.
Assuming they are - You gotta feel for this person, whoever they are. Tech will almost certainly identify them in ways they will not expect. If they stop posting, there will never be any way to know what happened.
Makes you wonder if someone's inventing a cheap, anonymous way to access the internet that can be exported to countries in crisis.
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