Guerilla Warfare, Waged With Code

Computer programmers around the world have joined together to ensure global internet freedom. Concentrating most recently on China, which has the third largest online population, “hacktivists” program ways to get around government firewalls and to allow viewing of traditionally government-censored information. The activists also have begun work in Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia by promoting more anonymity and coding of messages to maintain internet privacy. While the group began as an under-funded grassroots organization, the US government has encouraged its fight against internet censorship. However, hacktivists differ on whether government funding would have a net positive or negative effect on the efficacy of their organization. – YaleGlobal