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* '''2007-01-21''' "[[Designed to Let Us Down (by David Brin)|Designed to Let Us Down]]: our deliberately frail cell phone system" by [[David Brin]] | * '''2007-01-21''' "[[Designed to Let Us Down (by David Brin)|Designed to Let Us Down]]: our deliberately frail cell phone system" by [[David Brin]] | ||
| + | * '''2004-04-18''' [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2004/04/18/the_wi_fi_ride_of_paul_revere/ The Wi-Fi ride of Paul Revere] by Joshua Glenn: interview with W. David Stephenson, a Medfield-based homeland security consultant who claims that ordinary citizens armed with wi-fi laptops, smart cellphones, and the like would be far more effective at responding to terrorist attacks than any governmental organization. | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 24 March 2007
Overview
Citizen empowerment takes place when ordinary citizens have access to new technology which make it possible for individuals, working alone or in groups, to accomplish things which previously required trained professionals using expensive equipment.
Empowering Technology
Citizen-empowering technology includes:
- camera-phones allow bystanders to capture recordings of significant events, rather than requiring media reporters or professional photographers
- cellphones
- personal GPS devices
- the Internet (a whole list unto itself)
- wi-fi equipped portable computers (including laptops and PDAs)
Links
Articles
- 2007-01-21 "Designed to Let Us Down: our deliberately frail cell phone system" by David Brin
- 2004-04-18 The Wi-Fi ride of Paul Revere by Joshua Glenn: interview with W. David Stephenson, a Medfield-based homeland security consultant who claims that ordinary citizens armed with wi-fi laptops, smart cellphones, and the like would be far more effective at responding to terrorist attacks than any governmental organization.