The United States is developing and deploying covert communications systems intended to be used by dissidents in countries Washington deems have repressive governments, according to the U.S. State Department. The projects are not clandestine, State Department spokesperson Harry Edwards told TechNewsWorld. However, it’s up to grant recipients to determine whether and how to publicize their activities, he added. This particular program received widespread attention recently due to a report in The New York Times.
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U.S. State Dept. Aims to Bring HotSpots to Political Hot Zones
Posted by: Richard Adhikari June 13, 2011 01:30 PMThe United States is developing and deploying covert communications systems intended to be used by dissidents in countries Washington deems have repressive governments, according to the U.S. State Department. The projects are not clandestine, State Department spokesperson Harry Edwards told TechNewsWorld. However, it’s up to grant recipients to determine whether and how to publicize their activities, he added. This particular program received widespread attention recently due to a report in The New York Times.