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Iran Declares War on 21st Century Media (fastcompany.com)
2 points by jmonegro on July 6, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Tough to be a dictator in these days, you'd almost pity them.

An 8G micro sd card could eaily contain enough information to bring down a government (or two) and can be smuggled out in in lots of ways. Don't underestimate the sneakernet. The internet is great but as long as access is more or less centralized it can be shut down or monitored.

Private individuals carrying data are far harder to detect and / or shut down.




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