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This is the problem with the modern "app" way of doing things. This sort of thing would be best handled as a website so that users need not run specific softwa

This is the problem with the modern "app" way of doing things. This sort of thing would be best handled as a website so that users need not run specific software on thier phones. Reports can come in as basic emails parsed for a lat/long or grid. Then a kml file can be pushed as needed to a basic web-facing map. The bandwidth would be minimal and very resistant to shutdown. Heck, share the kml files via torrents or put the map server in tor if necessary. No apps required.

sidewndr46 1y ago
The DOJ would just have the website host, the ISP, or the domain registrar revoke and terminate everything
- tdeck 1y ago
  In practice this seems much more difficult to do than going after the app in the app store, particularly if you choose your registrar and hosting provider carefully.
  - deleted 1y ago
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- sandworm101 1y ago
  Ya, the pirate bay is still online, so too innumerable similar sites once targeted by various agencies. A smallish map running on a RP plugged into tor would be very resiliant. But there is a bittorent protocol that allows for rolling updates to a torrent. That would be the best way to distribute kml files imho.
  - fivestones 1y ago
    What’s this updatable BitTorrent protocol? I wished for something like this years ago as an auto-updating torrent for downloading Wikipedia with live (or daily or whatever) changes.
    - sandworm101 1y ago
      https://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0046.html https://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0046.html They were called mutable torrents. A private key would allow the originator to push out updates via dhts.
      - beeflet 1y ago
        this is really neat. I've been looking for this sort of functionality with IPNS, but it seems like bittorrent could be better. Do clients implement this yet?
        sandworm101 1y ago
        It has been 15+ years since i looked into it. I do remember using it with transmission so it may be out there already.
cryptonym 1y ago
Website can't provide notification on iOS. You may find workaround but that would be either expensive or under Apple's control. This use-case without notifications is quite useless.
- general1465 1y ago
  It can just fine https://www.mobiloud.com/blog/pwa-push-notifications https://www.mobiloud.com/blog/pwa-push-notifications

sidewndr46 1y ago

The DOJ would just have the website host, the ISP, or the domain registrar revoke and terminate everything

tdeck 1y ago
In practice this seems much more difficult to do than going after the app in the app store, particularly if you choose your registrar and hosting provider carefully.
- deleted 1y ago
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sandworm101 1y ago
Ya, the pirate bay is still online, so too innumerable similar sites once targeted by various agencies. A smallish map running on a RP plugged into tor would be very resiliant. But there is a bittorent protocol that allows for rolling updates to a torrent. That would be the best way to distribute kml files imho.
- fivestones 1y ago
  What’s this updatable BitTorrent protocol? I wished for something like this years ago as an auto-updating torrent for downloading Wikipedia with live (or daily or whatever) changes.
  - sandworm101 1y ago
    https://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0046.html https://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0046.html They were called mutable torrents. A private key would allow the originator to push out updates via dhts.
    - beeflet 1y ago
      this is really neat. I've been looking for this sort of functionality with IPNS, but it seems like bittorrent could be better. Do clients implement this yet?
      - sandworm101 1y ago
        It has been 15+ years since i looked into it. I do remember using it with transmission so it may be out there already.

cryptonym 1y ago

Website can't provide notification on iOS. You may find workaround but that would be either expensive or under Apple's control. This use-case without notifications is quite useless.

general1465 1y ago
It can just fine https://www.mobiloud.com/blog/pwa-push-notifications https://www.mobiloud.com/blog/pwa-push-notifications