Hackers plan space satellites to combat censorship

[DeeDee Halleck]

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16367042?print=true

*Hackers plan space satellites to combat censorship*

**Computer hackers<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16367042?print=true#>
** plan to take the internet beyond the reach of censors by putting their
own communication
**satellites<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16367042?print=true#>
** into orbit.
The scheme was outlined at the Chaos
**Communication<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16367042?print=true#>
** Congress in Berlin.
The project's organisers said the Hackerspace Global Grid will also involve
developing a grid of ground stations to track and communicate with the
satellites.
Longer term they hope to help put an amateur astronaut on the moon.
Hobbyists have already put a few small satellites into orbit - usually only
for brief periods of time - but tracking the devices has proved difficult
for low-budget projects.
The hacker activist Nick Farr first put out calls for people to contribute
to the project in August. He said that the increasing threat of internet
censorship had motivated the project.
"The first goal is an uncensorable internet in space. Let's take the
internet out of the control of terrestrial entities," Mr Farr said,

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