Ask HN: Can there be a separate hobbyists network?

Posted by trexen on Friday September 29, 2017 @11:38PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Some network not controlled by governments, for people who want computing old style, before the web became a locked down government spied on and controlled surveillance system.

Sure it will be crap, limited, probably back fence to back fence, but at least if would feel Free.

How could such a thing be done?

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Re:Ask HN: Can there be a separate hobbyists network? by timmysaw on Saturday September 30, 2017 @04:35PM (#15374865)

Something like these? https://boingboing.net/2017/04/07/bug-in-tech-for-antipreppe...

or http://guifi.net/en

or https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/11/how-a...

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Re:Ask HN: Can there be a separate hobbyists network? by unlikelymordant on Saturday September 30, 2017 @06:37AM (#15372203)

Is the darknet not something like this? Onion routing type stuff.

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Re:Ask HN: Can there be a separate hobbyists network? by meric on Saturday September 30, 2017 @07:12AM (#15372294)

Start an intranet between you and your family and neighbors?

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Re:Ask HN: Can there be a separate hobbyists network? by PaulHoule on Saturday September 30, 2017 @11:55AM (#15373450)

Ham radio, APRS?

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Re:Ask HN: Can there be a separate hobbyists network? by LarryMade2 on Sunday October 01, 2017 @01:10PM (#15378725)

Intranet via VPN?

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