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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