Written by Jake Anderson
(ANTIMEDIA) — Somewhere in the world,
a dozen or more activists have occupied a chat room attempting to
organize a mind-numbingly complex transparency project. The activists — a
decentralized consortium of journalists, hackers, and programmers —
face a number of daunting hurdles, not the least of which is the fact
that the government is almost certainly tracking their every keystroke.
Additionally, there are grave organizational problems, a lack of critical
infrastructure, and an inability to recruit needed team members. They
also have a sneaking suspicion that other activists — working on a
different project altogether — have already figured out an efficient
streamlined method. If only they could share resources without
broadcasting their efforts to authorities. Better still, what if these
activists could link together and collaborate with other groups pursuing
similar projects that have disparate objectives?
