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Curios, anyone know of any active dead drop networks besides ones listed below? This website been around since at least 2010, but number of the drops listed we

Curios, anyone know of any active dead drop networks besides ones listed below? This website been around since at least 2010, but number of the drops listed were physically removed, but not delisted from the site: https://www.deaddrops.com/ https://www.deaddrops.com/

giomasce 4y ago
I like the idea, but I'm not sure I would plug an random USB thing in my computer...
- cesarb 4y ago
  A safer alternative would be something like a piratebox (https://piratebox.cc/ https://piratebox.cc/) instead of a USB dead drop, since a piratebox would have no physical connection to your computer.
  - myself248 4y ago
    I keep being annoyed that Piratebox, Internetinabox, Othernet, aren't all the same project. Like of course an IIAB node should include a messageboard. Of course an Othernet node should have support for offline payload bundles and user uploads. Of course a Toosheh bundle on newly-inserted storage media should be automatically extracted and presented in the interface... If I ever grow some more software clue, I'll be trying to unify all of the above into a single interface. Wish me luck.
    - O__________O 4y ago
      (IIAB) being “Internet In A Box” _____________ Toosheh being a “satellite filecasting technology deployed in Iran and the Middle East that uses common satellite equipment to deliver digital content without relying on access to the Internet” per Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toosheh https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toosheh
  - O__________O 4y ago
    Yes, agree, wireless dead drops are a thing. That said, unlike cheap and replaceable USB sticks, they’re easy to find using RF analysis. As such, unless it’s physically secured, likely quickly be stolen. Also likely require a power source and weather proofing.
- O__________O 4y ago
  Agree. Specifically generally speaking it’s an untrustworthy system and practical might be malicious via the file, usb-firmware, might be connected to high voltage line, etc. Do think though as a social experiment they’re fun as long as you’re only using throwaway systems/devices. Beyond that, personally would not suggest damaging property, but instead affixing USB to padlock like this: https://ibb.co/7jmNXNR https://ibb.co/7jmNXNR All and all, basically same as geocaching [1] — which obviously could be dangerous if someone wanted to be malicious, but never heard of that happening; have heard of malicious USB dead drops though. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching

giomasce 4y ago

I like the idea, but I'm not sure I would plug an random USB thing in my computer...

cesarb 4y ago
A safer alternative would be something like a piratebox (https://piratebox.cc/ https://piratebox.cc/) instead of a USB dead drop, since a piratebox would have no physical connection to your computer.
- myself248 4y ago
  I keep being annoyed that Piratebox, Internetinabox, Othernet, aren't all the same project. Like of course an IIAB node should include a messageboard. Of course an Othernet node should have support for offline payload bundles and user uploads. Of course a Toosheh bundle on newly-inserted storage media should be automatically extracted and presented in the interface... If I ever grow some more software clue, I'll be trying to unify all of the above into a single interface. Wish me luck.
  - O__________O 4y ago
    (IIAB) being “Internet In A Box” _____________ Toosheh being a “satellite filecasting technology deployed in Iran and the Middle East that uses common satellite equipment to deliver digital content without relying on access to the Internet” per Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toosheh https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toosheh
- O__________O 4y ago
  Yes, agree, wireless dead drops are a thing. That said, unlike cheap and replaceable USB sticks, they’re easy to find using RF analysis. As such, unless it’s physically secured, likely quickly be stolen. Also likely require a power source and weather proofing.
O__________O 4y ago
Agree. Specifically generally speaking it’s an untrustworthy system and practical might be malicious via the file, usb-firmware, might be connected to high voltage line, etc. Do think though as a social experiment they’re fun as long as you’re only using throwaway systems/devices. Beyond that, personally would not suggest damaging property, but instead affixing USB to padlock like this: https://ibb.co/7jmNXNR https://ibb.co/7jmNXNR All and all, basically same as geocaching [1] — which obviously could be dangerous if someone wanted to be malicious, but never heard of that happening; have heard of malicious USB dead drops though. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching