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| US govt cellphone to help spread |
| US govt cellphone to help spread democracy
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 29-March-2011
4:40:15 AM |
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In a bid to help pro-democracy campaigners, the US Government is developing a cell phone with a 'panic button' that can wipe out its address book and send emergency alerts.
The new technology also includes a special application
that can be activated if the smart phone is confiscated by
security authorities.
The US wants to equip activists with the new tools to fight back the repressive governments and is targeting countries ranging from the Middle East to China, the Daily Mail reported.
"We've been trying to keep below the radar on this, because a lot of the people we are working with are operating in very sensitive environments," Michael Posner, assistant US secretary of state for human rights and labour, was quoted as saying.
According to the report, the initiative is part of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's push to expand Internet freedoms following the pro-democracy movements in Iran, Egypt,
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