I just read this article from the New York Times about cyber-rebels in Cuba. Basically, young people are using the technology of the internet to spread information that the repressive Cuban government tries to keep out of the public eye. Some of these cyber-rebels use blogs with servers from other coutries to write about their opinions on the government while others spread news by trading memory sticks and flash drives. I was amazed to find out that the citizens of Cuba are not allowed private access to the internet. They must go to cyber cafes (Old Havana apparently has only one) where someone supervises your internet activity and you are limited to only a few minutes. This article really blew me away. Imagine not having access to international websites, or possibly worse, facebook.
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