Monday, September 29, 2014

How People in Hong Kong Can Communicate if Cell Networks Go Down

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Many protesters in Hong Kong who suspect authorities may shut down some cell networks in the city have begun chatting on an app that doesn't require a central network connection. The app, however, has some potential pitfalls and demonstrators have a few other options at their disposal, especially if they have Android phones


Minor protests began in August, when the Chinese government announced that candidates for Hong Kong's first ostensibly democratic mayoral election in 2017 would be vetted by Beijing, stoking fears that mainland China will never allow Hong Kong to live under true democratic leadership. Those protests swelled to tens of thousands this past week after some were arrested and others pepper-sprayed, resulting in the largest demonstrations Hong Kong has seen in years Read more...


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from MashableColin Daileda
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