It appears that depends on whose freedom you're talking about.

The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) announced last week that it is joining defense contractors Palantir and Anduril Technologies, as well as the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, as founding members of the US State Department's newly created "Freedom Tech Excellence Program," an initiative to advance "digital freedom and freedom of expression globally."

The program is intended to bring "private sector talent to the Department for limited-term assignments to advance diplomatic efforts on key issues including online freedom of expression, privacy-enhancing technologies, countering digital surveillance, and responsible AI governance."

Under the program, partner organizations send their employees to the Department to contribute private sector expertise on issues such as: 

• First Amendment and freedom of expression protections in the digital age  
• Countering unlawful digital surveillance and online scams  
• Privacy-enhancing technologies, including strong encryption and VPNs  
• Responsible governance of emerging technologies, including AI  
• Safeguarding children and other users online

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