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Mobile apps come to aid of Egyptian activists

2013-01-23 1 Dailymotion

Technology has played an important role in mobilising activists during the Egyptian uprising.<br />As many continue to express their grievances, software developers are creating new programmes to accomodate them.<br />Mobile applications like "Byt'ebed 'alia" or "I'm Being Arrested" alerts family – or lawyers – of someone's arrest. It sends an SMS with location details using GPS, without requiring Internet access.<br />Many activists are getting training on how to secure data on their computers and cell phones.<br />Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Cairo.

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