Bumped Off the Front Page

It may not be front page in the US any more due to the American short-attention span and Michael Jackson's demise but rest assured election strife in Iran still exists. Last night I read that Daniel Colascione and others will release a new program to provide unfiltered internet access to the people of Iran.

A software package for Windows, Mac and Unix systems, called Haystack, will specifically target the Iranian government’s web filtering mechanisms. "Similar to Freegate, the program directed against China’s “great firewall,” once installed Haystack will provide completely uncensored access to the internet in Iran while simultaneously protecting the user’s identity. No more Facebook blocks, no more government warning pages when you try to load Twitter, just unfiltered Internet."