The contest between government and its victims is a never-ending Tom & Jerry chase. Just as Tom thinks he has Jerry cornered....BAM! An anvil falls on his head.
People protest their governments all the time. Naturally, governments attempt to clamp down on the dissent, only to have the dissent shift in another direction.
Here's an example of a service that has been used in several protests around the world. It's called FireChat.
Bloomberg explains:
FireChat, which lets users create chat rooms and communicate anonymously, has become popular among protesters around the world. Aside from anonymity, the app offers an advantage to those in politically unstable regions because it works even when Internet service is down.See what I mean? Governments react to protests by with: "Just shut down the Internet."
Protesters find another way:
FireChat uses a technology available on newer smartphones, called mesh networking, that facilitates wireless communication directly between devices. It uses a combination of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals to connect with phones running the app. Iraqis flocked to FireChat in June after unrest prompted an Internet shutdown, and protesters in Taiwan and Hong Kong used the app when wireless networks failed.Bloomberg reports that FireChat is being used in today's protest in Russia as well.
The chase goes on...
Chris Rossini is author of Set Money Free: What Every American Needs To Know About The Federal Reserve. Follow @chrisrossini on Twitter.
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