On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 10:45 PM, A. Mani <[email protected]> wrote:
> There is a new book on how to put the systems in place: > > http://www.flossmanuals.net/freedom-fone/ > > "Freedom Fone was conceived by Kubatana. Founded in 2001, the Kubatana > Trust of Zimbabwe seeks alternative ways to inform and engage civil > society in Zimbabwe; it aims to inspire positive social change by > sharing information and ideas via Internet, email, mobile phones and > print publications." > > > The problems of using surveillance devices (mobiles) for freedom do remain. > It is not at all necessary that mobile devices be useful for surveillance. This only becomes possible when the cell devices are connected through centralised switches. GSM-type technology definitely allows for cell switches to be used and maintained by independent distributed network operators, not necessarily running as publicly held companies; they could be, for instance, local self-help groups or cooperatives. In such a scenario, the accumulation and aggregation of capital assets by selected persons/entities cannot arise, in fact, it can even be prohibited. However, such use of technology does not fall conveniently into the framework of corruption and generation of unaccounted money that fuels our society today, as can be seen by the government's reaction to the SC judgment in the so-called 2G case. Exactly the same applies to digital networks, which can be used for data as well as voice over data connectivity. One can see, however, the increasing trend to apply old-world thinking to the spread of data connectivity, centralising the 'ownership' (read 'control') of data networks in India (viz, Sam Pitroda's one-trillion rupee scam). > > > Best > > A. Mani > > > > > -- > A. Mani > CU, ASL, CLC, AMS, CMS > http://www.logicamani.co.cc > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in > -- Vickram Fool On The Hill <http://communicall.wordpress.com>
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