Some interesting news related to the Digital Divide in Reuters today. The UK site is a great resource, with RSS feeds and daily email updates.
Reuters Newsmail wrote: >Reuters Newsmail - Technology Roundup >http://reuters.uk.ed10.net/t/ONN99/S17M0/QR/3VTC5 > >------------------------------------------------------------ >TECHNOLOGY >------------------------------------------------------------ >Speakeasy launches wireless broadband in Seattle >04 MAY 2005 13:22 BST > > > SEATTLE (Reuters) - Speakeasy Inc., a privately owned Internet >broadband provider, on Wednesday launched an Internet access >service for businesses using new wireless technology that it >said was faster and easier to deploy than its current broadband >service. > >http://reuters.uk.ed10.net/t/Z6DQV/S17M0/QR/3VTC5 > > This is similar to the roving broadband I have seen in the Dominican Republic, through Verizon. For a few more dollars a month, in DR, one can get access to the internet within cities from Verizon. The catch is that you have to pay for the broadband at home, and of course that has issues with who has wired where... >------------------------------------------------------------ >Dishnet aims for India-wide WiFi coverage in 2 yrs >04 MAY 2005 13:25 BST > > > NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Dishnet Wireless Ltd. said on >Wednesday it aims to dominate the nascent WiFi mobile Internet >market by rolling out nationwide service in two years. > >http://reuters.uk.ed10.net/t/S17WG/S17M0/QR/3VTC5 > > Very intriguing, and probably good news for Simputer users. >------------------------------------------------------------ >Operator says Afghan mobile market getting crowded >04 MAY 2005 13:24 BST > >KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's telephone market is going to >get very crowded when the government issues two more GSM mobile >licenses, one of the country's two operators said on Wednesday. > >http://reuters.uk.ed10.net/t/WBWYC/S17M0/QR/3VTC5 > > Always interesting to see how legislation affects technology in the developing world. What's also interesting is how countries that have active US forces are mimicking the U.S. legislation on many things. >------------------------------------------------------------ >INTERNET >------------------------------------------------------------ >Australian state moves to stop employer e-mail spying >04 MAY 2005 09:39 BST > >SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state, New South >Wales, moved on Wednesday to outlaw employers from snooping >on workers' private e-mails as part of anti-spying legislation >aimed at stopping bosses from covertly observing employees. >http://reuters.uk.ed10.net/t/ONV7H/S17M0/QR/3VTC5 > > Where privacy was a concern within the United States, it is no longer so because of the Patriot Act. Proliferation of email scanning programs such as Carnivore are rampant throughout the developing world anyway; especially when using U.S. based email accounts (Google, Yahoo, hotmail, etc...). While this level of scanning is not the same as employer level scanning, it is an interesting thing to consider as we work toward decreasing the digital divide. >------------------------------------------------------------ >Computer virus warning for World Cup ticket hopefuls >03 MAY 2005 09:51 BST > >FRANKFURT (Reuters) - World Cup organisers have warned prospective >fans that a computer virus disguised as a ticketing confirmation >message should be ignored. >http://reuters.uk.ed10.net/t/3VQRW/S17M0/QR/3VTC5 > > A side order of bugs... >------------------------------------------------------------ >Blogging blossoms in British election >03 MAY 2005 07:18 BST > >LONDON (Reuters) - Once Britons wanting to vent their political >spleen either had to write to the Times or take their soapbox >to Speakers Corner in London's Hyde Park for a rant. >http://reuters.uk.ed10.net/t/UT5KV/S17M0/QR/3VTC5 > > > Technology enabling content, and more importantly discussion. For people interested, I'd suggest following one of these links to the Reuters site and subscribing. For some odd reason, the U.S. based site doesn't have all the functionality. -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: Panama City, Panama [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
