Justin Brookman

American Technology to Protect International Activists

Global Politics

As a part of Hillary Clinton’s push to expand Internet freedoms across the globe, the U.S. State Department is developing an app which will allow international activists to hit a “panic button,” wiping out their cell phone’s sensitive information.

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