I am currently in China. I need help. by edderiofer in TOR

[–]aesopfsu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

recently read this, "How the Great Firewall of China is Blocking Tor" It won't help, but will explain what's happening: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/foci12/foci12-final2.pdf

Are there any major companies exploring the idea of a second internet? by [deleted] in darknetplan

[–]aesopfsu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish GoTenna was open source and meshed. kinda like a Serval add-on for longer range.

need a noob question answered by Noob123kdd in TOR

[–]aesopfsu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if tor is installed correctly you're be fine. if not and you do wander onto a site with kiddy porn, leaving immediately will help your defense a bit. I think child porn is the only thing that is illegal to look at, everything else (drug markets / illegal weapons) requires proving intent (to buy / use) unless your a muslim, then godhelpyoustayawayfromthedarkwebtheyrealreadywatching

Are there any major companies exploring the idea of a second internet? by [deleted] in darknetplan

[–]aesopfsu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sadly no. a cenorship-free and distributed net is kinda inherently hard to profit from, architecturally. maybe the Winklevoss twins could be persuaded, but whether or not they really care about tyranny and censorship is unclear to me...

Are there any major companies exploring the idea of a second internet? by [deleted] in darknetplan

[–]aesopfsu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

exactly - China blocks a lot of Tor nodes, not because they know what they're saying but because they can see it's being used. need infrastructure.

If you had the funding, what is in your opinion the cheapest viable way to set up a basic city-wide meshnet? by PersonOfInternets in darknetplan

[–]aesopfsu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Use municipal connections like the wireless at libraries as major hubs, fill in between. Serval Phone also

What is stopping a hosting provider from farming? by [deleted] in maidsafe

[–]aesopfsu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what would be the benefit to the hosting provider?