Revelations of the past few weeks confirm the existence of a mass surveillance programme, ‘PRISM’, created by the US government.
According to Reporters Without Borders, these revelations confirm that journalists, bloggers and netizens need not only to circumvent censorship but also to master tools and techniques that will help shield them from mass surveillance, both in countries that are Enemies of the Internet and in the leading western democracies.
Reporters Without Borders has published an Online Survival Kit on its WefightCensorship.org website that has tools and practical advice that will allow you to protect your communications and data.