Web tools help protect human rights activists - Reuters
Reuters reports: "Now, human rights activists are looking to a new generation of Internet privacy tools to keep companies from gathering such data, hoping that it will protect dissidents like Shi. One, called Tor, scrambles information, then sends it over the Web. It hides the user's location and gets past firewalls. Those features make it popular with activists in countries like China and Iran."

Comment: This Reuters report highlights internet technology that is useful for human rights activists and missionaries operating in repressive countries.