Egypt's net ruled by phone, not kill switch > DDoS > Vulnerabilities & Exploits > News ... - 4 views
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Google operated a crisis response page and a "Speak to Tweet" service that allowed Egyptians to communicate online via voice telephone in the face of the internet blackout. Others, like net activist group Telecomix, were monitoring amateur radio channels and provided virtual private networks and proxies to Egyptian activists who required online anonymity.
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Feb 8 Ginnie What did people use when the net was down?
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The people used voice telephone to communicate with each other while the net was down. Amateur radio channels and virtual private networks and proxies were provided and used by Egyptian activists in order to communicate with each other.