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[FYI] The Internet: A Terrorist Network?



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The Internet: A Terrorist Network?  

John Horvath   22.08.2001  

Steganography, or the debate about privacy versus security  

[...]

Ever since the Internet became mass media in the western world in the 
mid-to-late nineties, there has been vigilance on the part of users 
to defend the privacy of computer networks. As a result, governments 
have resorted to stealth measures in order to assert their control 
over the data exchanged across and within borders.  

Lately, however, it has become obvious that governments are taking a 
more pro-active role in trying to control the data flow on the 
Internet. This is most probably in response to the massive public 
protests at high-level political and economic forums over the past 
few years. Hence, it's time for them to play the terrorist card.  

No longer is it enough that the Internet is full of child 
pornography, dot-con artists, and hackers intent on making your life 
miserable, now it is being used as a means of communication amongst 
terrorist organisations. To make matters worse, you are probably 
aiding and abetting such activity, and don't even know it.  

At the center of the new anti-privacy crusade is a process known as 
steganography. [...]

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