Monday, February 07, 2011

How students used tech to beat protest police 'kettling' tactics


Two graduate students, angry in response to the police tactics used on students exhibiting their legitimate right to protest, have taken their fight to the mobile platform: a new smartphone application to avoid police cordens amid planned protests.
Sukey runs as a mobile web application designed for peaceful protesters to remain on the march. By submitting text messages of where police officers are collecting, trouble hotspots and areas which have been blocked off already, it allows a map to be generated on the phone browser to assist legitimate protesters in avoiding trouble.


How students used tech to beat protest police 'kettling' tactics | ZDNet
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