Facebook Internet Project: The Skies Have It
| Kris Holt 03/31/14 10:00 AM PT | |
 | Facebook's plan to fill the skies with Internet access points could "put a big crimp in some totalitarian governments' [efforts] to restrict and control citizens' access," said tech analyst Laura DiDio, "because the ability to connect to the Internet could literally be flying overhead. I'm sure certain countries are already having fits." Still, it could be a real boon for sparsely populated areas. [More...] |
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