Why the govt lost to the UDD on the tech battlefield

Source: Bangkok Post.

While the protests might be over, no one can guarantee our safety in cyber space.

Digital technology has become the weapon of choice in times of conflict. During the recent political unrest in Thailand, an intense war of information has been waged between the government and its opponents, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), in cyberspace.

Both have the knowhow, but it is believed that the UDD has adopted more advanced technology than even the government.

While the government has been attempting to block controversial websites via the traditional URL filtering approach with co-operation from ISPs, the UDD responded by developing a browser toolbar to enable less tech-savvy users to circumnavigate the usual typed URL approach and facilitate access to the movement’s Internet radio and TV broadcasts and chat rooms.