WTP 171: Wind-Up Lights for Africa, Burmese Activists Online, and CCTV in the UK

This week we’re going first to Africa, where we’ll hear about an ingenious idea for bringing light to rural areas. Hint — think wind-up. Also, Yahoo executives will be in Washington next week to testify before Congress on their activities in China. We’ll have a podcast preview. Also, a new generation of Burmese pro-democracy activists are embracing new tools like Facebook. Finally, is it possible to go from Point A to Point B in the UK WITHOUT being filmed by a CCTV camera? We’ll find out.