A company that provided free cellphone encryption to dissidents in Egypt abruptly suspended its services on Monday so that Twitter could integrate some of its privacy enabling technology into the … [Read more...]
Whisper Systems’ acquisition by Twitter leaves Egyptian dissidents in the dark
Tuesday, 29 November 2011 By
Google exec Ghonim became star of Egyptian revolution through social networks
Tuesday, 24 May 2011 By
A Google executive who became the face of the Egyptian democratic uprisings earlier this year said on Monday that social networking was now a key to political activism. "You can't keep a … [Read more...]
Google exec released in Egypt
Tuesday, 8 February 2011 By
The unfortunate Google executive, named Wael Ghonim, which disappeared two weeks ago, apparently has spent this time blindfolded and detained by Egyptian State security. Google declared that his … [Read more...]
Egypt is restoring access to the web
Wednesday, 2 February 2011 By
Several reports are coming out that the Egyptian government is restoring access to the internet gradually. The Wall Street Journal writes: "The Egyptian government restored Internet service to … [Read more...]
Google executive missing in Egypt
Wednesday, 2 February 2011 By
According to Reuters, Google has began a public search for an executive missing in Cairo, where the Internet company has offered tools to help Egyptians communicate amid chaotic protests. Google, … [Read more...]
Google provides workaround for Egypt to keep on tweeting
Tuesday, 1 February 2011 By
In a message on the official Google blog, the company has released a way for the Egyptian people to continue to send out tweets to the world regarding the developments in their country. The message … [Read more...]
Egypt cuts of internet and SMS
Friday, 28 January 2011 By
In a move to try to get a hold on the protests in Egypt, Associated Press reports that the internet, mobile texting, and blackberry services are all cut of from the rest of the world. In this way the … [Read more...]
