South African IT firm recruits homing pigeons to transfer data

A creative work around for perpectual Web snags, pigeons to replace the net.

With erractic internet connectivity that often slows down business transaction, The Unlimited Group is actually contemplating hiring Winston, a homing pigeon to courier data between its offices 50 miles apart.

They feel that with modern computer hacking, the encrypted data attached to a pigeon is as secure as information sent down a phone line.

I guess this calls for "hawk" busters to ensure easy flow of data.