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Katharine Mieszkowski describes how tech support got the activist in trouble with Chinese authorities, and why many of the story's sources went unnamed.

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Salon Technology’s writers discuss the latest news in high tech and give their opinionated takes on the biggest technology stories of the week.

This week, Katharine Mieszkowski describes the case of the tech support staffer cum democracy activist who’s currently being detained by Chinese authorities — and what it was like to report on the story.

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