No blogging from Egypt :(

Going to be in Cairo in a few weeks time...we'll see... Reply to this

For all those in favour of blogs from egypt, here is a petition to ask mobile phone operators and ISPs to turn there services back on.



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Tamara Reply to this

I will be there in April, by the end of April. I am very worried. I think the government should make an effort to understand the real situation. Time changes, people change. Freedom to Egypt and the whole region. Reply to this

By, "National Treasures," I'm assuming you are referring to the scores dead and thousands injured? Reply to this

Have you heard about the “internet kill switch”? It gives governments the technical or legal power to cut off their entire country’s internet access, and it’s no longer just a pipedream of dictators, but a very real threat to all of us who use the internet around the world.

Egypt used it last week, Austria’s already got it, the U.S. has a law drafted to establish it, while other governments across the globe are testing to see how easily they could plunge their country into an information blackout.

Goodness me! I didnt know it is so easy to switch off the internet for an entire country. This is a quote from an email update from the AccessNow people, who are linked to in Msg 4, by 'Girl in Seat 62'

So, we could be travelling in any country and suddenly find we have no internet access to the outside world or our consulates. And, maybe the same can be done with phones? Shocking! Reply to this

he he, good link Jason. Hooray for the people of egypt! It will be interesting to see what happens next though, I hope all is well!

In terms of 'internet kill switch', as far as I understand, it is still at the discretion of the ISPs. Same deal for mobile networks. So with these laws, governments can tell companies to stop the service but it is possible for the comapnies notto do it. Obviously not good but maybe not as bad as things like the 'greatfire wall of china' in which all traffic is routed through government run servers to allow filtering, thus government really does have complete control! Scary stuff!

I actually chose travelblog.org because it is accessible in china unlike many other blog sites! If your interested, you can check whats currently blocked at http://www.greatfirewallofchina.org/



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