# U.S. funding stealth Internets to circumvent repressive regimes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-funding-stealth-internets-to-circumvent-repressive-regimes/585827>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 17, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-funding-stealth-internets-to-circumvent-repressive-regimes/585827 "2011-06-17T13:42:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-funding-stealth-internets-to-circumvent-repressive-regimes/585827/21 "2011-06-17T20:58:40Z")

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> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#):
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> All right, this isn’t GD. If anyone wants to debate the the effects of the OP, take it to a topic there.
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> Idle  
> MPSIMS Moderator

Sorry. I’ll stop.

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-funding-stealth-internets-to-circumvent-repressive-regimes/585827/22 "2011-06-17T21:09:36Z")

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Guy 1: “Let’s log onto the stealth Internet!”

Guy 2: “…I don’t see anything.”

Guy 1: “It’s _good_.”

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**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-funding-stealth-internets-to-circumvent-repressive-regimes/585827/23 "2011-06-17T23:36:07Z")

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When I read about this in the Times, I thought it was awesome. It is what comes with an Administration who knows how to use PCs and Blackberries. And it shows a belief that those with open communication and access to information will choose in a way we can live with.

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