PRI's The World: Technology
WTP 284: Geo-engineering, China's Shadow Network, and Cell Phones Fight Drug Fakes
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In this tech podcast, we hear about a company that is using cell phone text messaging and scratch off labels to help tackle the trade in counterfeit drugs in Nigeria. We also have the story of China's Shadow Network of hackers, and also the story of Red Star, North Korea's open source, but not-so-open,operating system. And,we hear about how the Finnish post office wants to scan snail mail, and email it on to you. More info at www.theworld.org/technology.
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