Technology Mashup

Given the pervasive nature of blogging I actually find this number to be really low and the title of the article pointlessly alarmist. How many people were arrested in the same time period for writing crank letters to press or politicians?

Blogger arrests hit record high - More than 64 people have been arrested for using blogs as a means of protest since 2003, finds a US report.

[BBC UK Technology News]

Burma's scandal continues with telecoms engineers now prevented from entering the country. Foreign aid (as has been widely publicised) is being prevented from reaching areas where it is direly needed to save lives. The Burmese military junta seems to fear that foreign assistance and presence might further upset their control over the country. The situation is an absolute disgrace.

Good news for the technology market in Cuba as personal computers go on sale for legal private ownership.

Cuba lifts ban on home computers - The first legalised home computers go on sale in Cuba, in the latest relaxation of restrictions on daily life. [BBC UK Technology News]

South Africa compares digital divide to apartheid - Social and economic inequalities as a legacy of apartheid are being perpetuated by a lack of IT equipment and skills, says the country's high commissioner [ZDNet UK Green IT Toolkit]

Facebook to track Darfur suspects - A group hunting suspected Darfur war criminals turns to Facebook and Google Earth to try to find them. [BBC UK Technology News]

Israeli officials: Facebook is national threat - Read full story for latest details.

Malaysian candidates required to have blogs - Read full story for latest details.

New law targets corporate killing - A law comes into force aimed at easing prosecution of negligent firms for manslaughter. [BBC Business News]

How to crack the credit crunch - Financial reformers have a chance to give stressed-out markets a desperately needed reality check.

[Wall Street Market News]

Even Google 'turned the lights out', switching its home page background to black...

Cities dim lights for environment - Cities around the world, starting with Sydney, switch off the lights for an hour to highlight climate change. [BBC Science News]

T5 bag chaos hits weekend flights - Another 54 British Airways flights in and out of Heathrow are cancelled for Saturday as the recriminations continue. [BBC Business News]

Microsoft nears bottom of Greenpeace league table - In the campaigner's latest green league table of electronics companies, Samsung and Toshiba have stolen Nokia's top spot and Microsoft comes third to last [ZDNet UK Green IT Toolkit]

Warning on plastic's toxic threat - Plastic waste in the oceans may pose a devastating long-term toxic threat to the food chain. [BBC Science News]

BAA's Terminal 5 baggage woes - Could Terminal 5's first-day baggage-handling troubles accelerate adoption of RFID?

David Bicknell [Tune in to RFID]

Let's hope T5 sees a less eventful day today...

Baggage halted at new £4.3bn T5 - Flights from Heathrow's new £4.3bn T5 depart with hand baggage only as luggage check-in is suspended. [BBC Business News]