Tag Archives: Technology
Class struggles in cyberspace
How the working class are not represented online Despite the ubiquitous nature of new social media with the proliferation of such networking sites as Facebook, Twitter and even Youtube, it seems there is still a class distinction to by drawn from those who not only have access to the internet but those who actively engage [...]
Sukey picking the wrong side?
Sukey intends to run its application on the March 26th demo Below are the minutes taken of a meeting between representatives of Sukey, the ‘anti-kettling’ phone application [where people are encouraged to provide information during a demonstration via their phone about situations developing which can then be relayed to and accessed by other protesters] and [...]
Jailed for keeping schtum
A 33-year old has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment for refusing to decrypt his personal computer files. Judge Hetherington declared that the man, in spite of initial police suspicions, poses no threat to national security, and made it clear that his failure to cooperate with the police and to comply with a section 49 [...]
