Saturday, February 5, 2011

Digital Technology Plays Two-Sided Role in Political Uprisings

FoxNews.com - Digital Technology Plays Two-Sided Role in Political Uprisings: "In times of political unrest, governments frequently try to block international communications, but as technology evolves protesters continue to find more and more ways to get around government censorship.

Just last week, activists in Egypt managed to use dial-up modems and satellite phones to get reports, images and video out of massive civil unrest in the country, despite the government’s unprecedented move to block virtually all Internet and cell phone service."

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