The State Department is encouraging the development of technologies that enable users to circumvent restrictions on the Internet.
And the anonymous browsing tool Tor, which works by rerouting traffic through nodes on a network that spans the globe, should also enable users to circumvent the ban.
A new study by GWI says that part of the reason is the widespread use of VPNs, or virtual private networks, which encrypt internet links and enable users to circumvent censorship systems and location-based blocking.
He views these projects which include computational visualizations of networks of power and influence, therapy robots that shape sociability, and everyday objects embedded with microchips that enable users to circumvent surveillance through the lens of agonism, a political theory that emphasizes contention as foundational to democracy.
E-cigarettes are marketed via television, the Internet, and print advertisements (that often feature celebrities) as healthier alternatives to tobacco smoking, as useful for quitting smoking and reducing cigarette consumption, and as a way to circumvent smoke-free laws by enabling users to "smoke anywhere".
Debate was raging over the practice of "jailbreaking," which enabled iPhone users to circumvent locks Apple put on its devices so they could switch carriers or install apps not sold by Apple.
Virtual private networks enable users to encrypt traffic, circumvent censorship and experience the Internet exactly as if they were in the United States, for example, albeit at a cost in terms of browsing speed.
Netopia plans to circumvent Windows entirely with an Internet-based package called e-Care, to be brought out in April, that will enable users to establish computer-to-computer connections without any special software installed on the machines themselves.
Early on, Zuckerberg enabled users to send and receive messages.
ArgDF also enables users to create new argumentation schemes.
The machines enable users to deposit cash.
