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December 11, 2015 07:00 am PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/ScMBTUKTINs/backslash-a-toolkit-for-prote.html
Backslash: a toolkit for protesters facing hyper-militarized, surveillance-heavy police
Backslash -- an "art/design" project from NYU Interactive Technology Program researchers Xuedi Chen and Pedro G. C. Oliveira -- is a set of high-tech tools for protesters facing down a "hyper-militarized," surviellance-heavy state adversary, including a device to help protesters keep clear of police kettles; a jammer to foil Stingray mobile-phone surveillance; a mesh-networking router; a "personal cloud" that tries to mirror photos and videos from a protest to an offsite location; and tools for covertly signalling situational reports to other protesters. (more…)
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