Find yourself at Hajj
Even religion can鈥檛 escape wearable tech. Pakistani start-up Hajj Guider has created a smart bracelet for Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca. The bracelets track the wearer鈥檚 location with GPS and Bluetooth. An app lets people see where their family is in the crowd, send messages to one another and look up how to perform religious rituals. It will also give updates on emergencies like stampedes.
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Joe McNamee, executive director of European Digital Rights, helps launch the Save the Internet campaign, ahead of EU meetings to discuss whether paid-for fast lanes for internet traffic should be allowed.
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Riot drones
Here鈥檚 a drone we aren鈥檛 looking forward to. Police in the Indian city of Lucknow say they have tested a drone that can pepper-spray disorderly crowds. Each has high-resolution cameras and can carry about 2 kilograms of pepper spray. The city police, who now own five drones, have already used them to keep watch on religious festivals.
