Sunday, September 18, 2011

McManus: Technology that protects protesters

McManus: Technology that protects protesters

She won a grant from the State Department and produced a cellphone application called In the Clear. It includes an erase button so activists can instantly delete sensitive information, and a panic button that sends out a pre-written text message — "I've been arrested!" — including coordinates of the location.

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