Sunday, June 16, 2013

the balance of power

Internet search engine Google is preparing to launch 30 balloons in an experiment that would bring the Internet to remote places. The balloons will be launched from New Zealand.

If the experiment were successful, it is hard not to wonder if places with repressive, Internet-intrusive governments might be outflanked. Repression being what it is, the answer is probably not.

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