FireChat lets protesters chat without Wi-Fi, cell service

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 14:50 in Mathematics & Economics

FireChat, an app that lets users chat without a cellular or internet connection, has been downloaded more than 100,000 times in Hong Kong amid mass pro-democracy protests. Here's what you need to know about it.

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