Hi friends, The recent mass protest in Kiev resulted in a violent crackdown against protesters in scenes reminiscent of what the Arab Spring has witnessed. But what is quite salient in the video shown here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWNdeRtBmWA
Is the intentional targeting and destruction of mobile phones of the protesters. It kind of reminds me of the 'liberation technology' notion of using phones to document brutality to be published online to mobilize public opinion. Such devices could threaten expose human rights violations and expose the ugly truth for the world to see. Just notice how riot policemen intentionally wreck and destroy mobile devices one by one. Kind of confirms the LibTech notion, doesn't it ? Sincerely, Walid ----------------- Walid Al-Saqaf Founder & Administrator alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship https://alkasir.com <[email protected]> PGP: https://alkasir.com/doc/admin_alkasir_pub_key.txt
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