Os sem-teto e a Internet

Série de fotos publicadas pelo The Wall Street Journal sobre a vida on-line dos moradores de rua dos Estados Unidos, na área de São Franciso.

(Brian L. Frank - The Wall Street Journal)

Quase tão desconcertante quanto estas imagens é o comentário do leitor "TheGameTheory", logo abaixo das imagens na página do blog do WSJ:

"When I lived in D.C (Northern Virginia area), I use remember seeing many homeless people with laptops all the time, usually at libraries, and such. But around 2004-05, I heard about D.C/Va cops, and other law enforcement groups arresting homeless people for “stealing” internet. A lot of business, in the area had unsecured wifi - and instead of coding the access, got people arrested. It created a firestorm among locals - But it didn’t last long. The companies said the possibility of getting “hacked” was too great."

Imagens e palavras que nos fazem refletir sobre a realidade que estamos construindo.