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Hong Kong protesters use a mesh network to organise
New Scientist ^
| 09/30/14
| Aviva Rutkin and Jacob Aron
Posted on 09/30/2014 3:30:12 PM PDT by Enlightened1
Hong Kong's mass protest is networked. Activists are relying on a free app that can send messages without any cellphone connection.
On Sunday alone, the app was downloaded more than 100,000 times in Hong Kong, its developers said. FireChat relies on "mesh networking", a technique that allows data to zip directly from one phone to another via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; democracy; hongkong; mesh; network; protesters; tiananmensquare
This App will enable for people to come together very quickly at the last minute will little to no notice at all. This MESH network could make politics very interesting. Keep in mind it's a two way street too.
To: Enlightened1
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posted on
09/30/2014 3:32:28 PM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Manchuria Called. They want their Candidate Back!)
To: Enlightened1
Flash mobs could do some damage with this.
To: Enlightened1
Its just what we need to jumpstart the revolt here. Bet it is already being downloaded by those evil freedom loving successionists.
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posted on
09/30/2014 3:54:00 PM PDT
by
Deathtomarxists
(It walks up stairs all over in pairs it makes a whispering sound, its obama's stinky slinky)
To: Enlightened1
is Yic Yac still being used?
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posted on
09/30/2014 4:10:10 PM PDT
by
RockyTx
To: EQAndyBuzz
Think it would be great there!
To: Lake Living
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posted on
09/30/2014 4:28:47 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Enlightened1
I figured that they would have already been using Tor and organizing on the darkweb. This will speed things up.
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posted on
09/30/2014 5:48:07 PM PDT
by
Kaosinla
(The More the Plans Fail. The More the Planners Plan.)
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