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David Vincenzetti

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Jul 4, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/4/00
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-----Forwarded message from EDUCAUSE <EDUC...@EDUCAUSE.EDU>-----
ONLINE AND UNIDENTIFIABLE
AT&T Labs today will announce a new system, Publius, that is
meant to guarantee freedom of speech and anonymity on the
Internet while abolishing online censorship. Other projects have
similarly attempted to liberate the Internet from censorship and
control, but AT&T Labs brings a high-profile presence to the
movement. Publius accomplishes its tasks through the encryption
of files, which are fragmented and distributed over several
servers. The files are reassembled when needed. The use of
several servers greatly inhibits censorship efforts. Publius
will begin a two-month trial period, which if fruitful will lead
to the creation of a permanent version of the system. Internet
experts are impressed with Publius; those concerned with criminal
activity on the Internet less so. "Who wants to be more
anonymous than criminals, terrorists, child molesters, child
pornographers, hackers, and email virus punks?" asks Bruce Taylor
of the National Law Center for Children and Families.
(Washington Post, 30 June 2000)
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