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If I wanted to do something like this I'd create open WiFi access points called something like "DeadDrop". They wouldn't be connected to the internet. Instead t
by driverdan 12y ago
If I wanted to do something like this I'd create open WiFi access points called something like "DeadDrop". They wouldn't be connected to the internet. Instead they'd forward you to a locally hosted site that let you download and upload from local storage.
WiFi has a lot of advantages. You eliminate the risk of USB attacks, physical damage to the device, and the actual location is unknown. The downside is that it would require power.
- admax88q 12y agoThe downside is that it has to be powered.
- p00b 12y agoRelevant: http://ldln.co/#howitworks http://ldln.co/#howitworks
- adventureloop 12y agoThe Pirate Box[1] firmware is the perfect thing for this. The problem is finding power to keep the box running, but with wifi, you can hide the box somewhere out of site. I have always thought it would be cool to set up a piratebox somewhere running from a solar panel. Then in daylight hours the dead drop would be there, but it would be gone at night. [1]: http://piratebox.cc/ http://piratebox.cc/
- adolph 12y agoI've often wondered about how much power it would take to run a wireless SD card (enough to be solar powered?) and how the software could be extended to allow uploads. http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=117&cp_id=11709&cs_id=1170901&p_id=11444&seq=1&format=2 http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=117&cp_id=11709&cs_id=... See previous commentary: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6195627 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6195627
- driverdan 12y agoThat's a pretty interesting idea. It would be easy to power them via solar. I couldn't find power specs for WiFi cards but it seems typical SD cards run on 3.3V up to 300mW, but newer high speed cards can draw up to 3W. A small panel could easily handle that.
- martin-adams 12y agoI wonder if you could use Bluetooth Low Energy instead of WiFi as the power saving can last years. iBeacons have the potential to last years on a single battery. Probably not ideal for transferring large amounts of information though.
- rcthompson 12y agoYou could make the data available elsewhere in encrypted form and use the Bluetooth device to distribute the key and the URL where the data can be found.
- arbitrage 12y agoRadio direction finding is well known and easily performed. The location may not be immediately obvious, but a knowledgeable person could find it without much difficulty.
- task_queue 12y agoExcept it's a beacon that screams "Hey I'm over here" to everyone in a 90m radius.
- busterarm 12y agoThat's why you set up a few dozen small radios as a neighborhood meshnet.
- task_queue 12y agoAnd then you have a few dozen small radios screaming, "Hey I'm over here" and a greater chance of being recorded when setting them up.