Digital Solution Helps Shield Online Activists
Digital Solution Helps Shield Online Activists
By Doug Bernard
03 August, 2015
Chris Doten knows how dangerous conditions can be for democracy activists and journalists working under hostile governments. He is the head of digital technology programs at the National Democratic Institute, a non-governmental organization that supports openness in government. He helps news reporters and democracy activists protect their privacy from government spying while online.
Chris Doten知道工作在存有敵意的政府底下，民主活動和記者工作有多麽危險。Chris Doten是一個開放性非政府機構--美國國家民主協會的數位科技專案的負責人。他幫助一些新聞記者和民主活動，保護他們的隱私免於在網路上被政府監視。
“We do work in relatively closed societies,” Mr. Doten said. “There are a lot of dangers, and we always try to take a thoughtful look at the risks that we’re incurring for the people we’re working with.”
Doten先生說：「我們工作在相對較為封閉的社會，那邊存在很多危險，我們總是試著用縝密的思考在招致人員與我們一起工作時。」
Those risks often include government raids, computer seizure, theft of private data and the identification of supporters and private email communications. These invasions can lead to arrest, expulsion from a country or worse. But Chris Doten said there’s a technological solution that is helping people around the world protect their online activities.
這些風險包括政府突擊、電腦被充公、私密資料被偷竊、支持者的認同和電子郵件通信隱私。這些入侵行動可能會導致被補、被國家驅逐或者更糟，但是Chris Doten說技術解決方案幫助世界上的人們保護他們的網路行動。
It is called The Amnesic Incognito Live System or “Tails.” In computer terms, a “live system” is a stand-alone operating system that runs directly off a DVD or, increasingly, a USB memory stick. A live system uses only on a computer’s RAM. None of the operating system files are saved anywhere.
該系統被稱為The Amnesic Incognito Live System 或Trails.就電腦術語來說，實用系統是一個獨立的運作系統，越來越多去直接運行DVD或隨身碟。實用系統只會佔用到電腦的隨機存取記憶體，沒有一個運行系統存在電腦裡。
Chris Doten says Tails comes with additional security applications that users can easily access.
Chris Doten：「Tails含有額外的安全應用，所以使用者可以簡單的獲得電腦文件。」
“There’s also a multi-protocol chat client that can speak to Facebook, Google Chat, and others called Pidgin" he added.
By Doug Bernard
03 August, 2015
Chris Doten knows how dangerous conditions can be for democracy activists and journalists working under hostile governments. He is the head of digital technology programs at the National Democratic Institute, a non-governmental organization that supports openness in government. He helps news reporters and democracy activists protect their privacy from government spying while online.
Chris Doten知道工作在存有敵意的政府底下，民主活動和記者工作有多麽危險。Chris Doten是一個開放性非政府機構--美國國家民主協會的數位科技專案的負責人。他幫助一些新聞記者和民主活動，保護他們的隱私免於在網路上被政府監視。
“We do work in relatively closed societies,” Mr. Doten said. “There are a lot of dangers, and we always try to take a thoughtful look at the risks that we’re incurring for the people we’re working with.”
Doten先生說：「我們工作在相對較為封閉的社會，那邊存在很多危險，我們總是試著用縝密的思考在招致人員與我們一起工作時。」
Those risks often include government raids, computer seizure, theft of private data and the identification of supporters and private email communications. These invasions can lead to arrest, expulsion from a country or worse. But Chris Doten said there’s a technological solution that is helping people around the world protect their online activities.
這些風險包括政府突擊、電腦被充公、私密資料被偷竊、支持者的認同和電子郵件通信隱私。這些入侵行動可能會導致被補、被國家驅逐或者更糟，但是Chris Doten說技術解決方案幫助世界上的人們保護他們的網路行動。
It is called The Amnesic Incognito Live System or “Tails.” In computer terms, a “live system” is a stand-alone operating system that runs directly off a DVD or, increasingly, a USB memory stick. A live system uses only on a computer’s RAM. None of the operating system files are saved anywhere.
該系統被稱為The Amnesic Incognito Live System 或Trails.就電腦術語來說，實用系統是一個獨立的運作系統，越來越多去直接運行DVD或隨身碟。實用系統只會佔用到電腦的隨機存取記憶體，沒有一個運行系統存在電腦裡。
Chris Doten says Tails comes with additional security applications that users can easily access.
Chris Doten：「Tails含有額外的安全應用，所以使用者可以簡單的獲得電腦文件。」
“There’s also a multi-protocol chat client that can speak to Facebook, Google Chat, and others called Pidgin" he added.
Chris Doten：「Trails也有多重協議的聊天客戶端，可以和臉書、股哥對話或其他，稱之為混雜語言。」
A growing number of journalists and rights groups are using Tails.
越來越多的記者和人權組織也都在使用Trails
The non-profit group Reporters Without Borders works in support of freedom of the press. It has suggested Tails for journalists who need to protect their sources. Activists in Tibet use Tails to securely document human-rights abuses there by the Chinese government. And groups working to fight violence within families are now using Tails to report abuse and protect victims' identities.
A growing number of journalists and rights groups are using Tails.
越來越多的記者和人權組織也都在使用Trails
The non-profit group Reporters Without Borders works in support of freedom of the press. It has suggested Tails for journalists who need to protect their sources. Activists in Tibet use Tails to securely document human-rights abuses there by the Chinese government. And groups working to fight violence within families are now using Tails to report abuse and protect victims' identities.
非營利組織無國界記者為了支持媒體自由而努力，Trails也被建議給需要保護資源的記者來使用。在西藏的積極份子使用Trails安全地記錄下被中國政府迫害的人權。這些為了消禰家庭暴力的團體也使用Trails去記錄迫害和保護受害者的身分。
But the same system that helps protect human rights activists can be used by hackers, criminals or terrorists to hide their identity and activities online.
Trails幫助保護人權活動，但是也被一些駭客、罪犯和恐怖份子去使用隱藏他們的身分和網路活動。But the same system that helps protect human rights activists can be used by hackers, criminals or terrorists to hide their identity and activities online.
Mr. Doten said the real concern should be how often Internet activists, journalists and others are targeted online and then punished for their activities.
Doten先生：「真正的擔憂應該是這些網路積極分子、記者或其他在網路上被盯上的人，因為這樣而獲得懲處。」
“I’m frankly shocked at the state of digital security among U.S. journalists,” he said. “People who have real dangers that they’ve seen externally and internally at times.”
Doten先生：「我着時驚訝於美國記者間的數位安全，他們看過那些存有危險性的人時常在國家內部以及國外。」
“The fact that newsrooms around the country – even the big ones – are not investing more in this I think is a real crime."
「事實是全國各地的新聞編輯室，即使是最大間的，也不會投資更多在這上面，我想這才是真正的犯罪。」
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Words in this Story
journalist(s) - n. a person who writes news stories for newspapers, magazines, television, radio, or online publications
digital – adj. using or characterized by computer technology
online – adj. done over the Internet
data – n. facts or information used usually to calculate, analyze, or plan something
download(ed) – v. to move or copy a file, program, etc. from a usually larger computer system to another computer or device
portable – adj. easy to carry or move around
application(s) – n. a computer program that performs a particular task such as word processing
source(s) – n. someone or something that provides what is wanted or needed
hacker(s) – n. a person who secretly gets access to a computer system in order to get information, cause damage, etc.Digital Solution Helps Shield Online Activists
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