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> In crowded situations where internet access may be near-nonexistent, Orca encourages protesters on the edge of a crowd—where data coverage is better—to downlo
by jszymborski 7y ago
> In crowded situations where internet access may be near-nonexistent, Orca encourages protesters on the edge of a crowd—where data coverage is better—to download the map, then AirDrop it into the crowd so it can make its way deep into the middle. “We call it rippling out, or rather rippling in,” he said.
This is by far the most interesting part for me. My fear is always what happens when authorities "turn off the hose", but mesh networks like this are inspiring.
- Aperocky 7y agoIt's also heavily reliant on everyone owning an iPhone while turning on public sharing
- malandrew 7y agoOnce this technique is known, I would imagine that authorities can exploit this by uploading bogus maps or many many bogus maps so you don't know which is the legitimate map and couldn't find it quickly enough even if you did.
- jszymborski 7y agothat's no more true with the web than it is with mesh systems. The HK protesters are using a source of authority for this. This can be extended in a mesh system with a web of trust, not that that's w/o it's issues.