Hong Kong protestors using Bridgefy's Bluetooth-based mesh network messaging app
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Re: Hong Kong protestors using Bridgefy's Bluetooth-based mesh network messaging app
#2Using technology to bring down tyrants. The CIA should do something useful for a change and see this app is distributed to places like North Korea, Zimbabwe, Syria, Myanmar and Iran.
Re: Hong Kong protestors using Bridgefy's Bluetooth-based mesh network messaging app
#3Using technology to bring down tyrants. The CIA should do something useful for a change and see this app is distributed to places like North Korea, Zimbabwe, Syria, Myanmar and Iran.
there are a number of mesh apps available they are just not promoted mainstream as they are problematic to monetize and undercut current chat platforms
Re: Hong Kong protestors using Bridgefy's Bluetooth-based mesh network messaging app
#4This reminds me of FireChat which was heavily used during the 2014 Hong Kong protests
Re: Hong Kong protestors using Bridgefy's Bluetooth-based mesh network messaging app
#5If worst comes to worst, I hope there's satellite connectivity to HK. Or landlines not under Chinese jurisdiction.
EDIT: To clarify, I'm concerned about what could happen if China cuts HK off from the Internet.
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#6Super interesting. At Burning Man this year it seemed like a significant percent of the city had goTennas, which had never been true before. I also remember reading about a big mesh in Brooklyn being a thing recently. I bet we’re going to be hearing more about practical mesh networks in the coming years.
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#7How is it safe? I doubt its complicated to figure out which nodes are broadcasting/unicasting the most frequently, without looking at the content if you have cops at every block logging bluetooth traffic.
What's interesting is how quickly China has reacted to all this, in terms of pumping massive disinformation onto Twitter/Facebook/Youtube. There have to be upper limits on scaling that capability. And that is where China's weakness lies. The more they scale their Stasi bullshit the more likely we see a Chinese Snowden/Manning sooner or later.
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#8I met the founder, Jorge Ribs, a couple of times. He gave me some of the best advices I've received about Silicon Valley. Great guy. I'm happy it's gaining traction!
Re: Hong Kong protestors using Bridgefy's Bluetooth-based mesh network messaging app
#9I met the founder, Jorge Ribs, a couple of times. He gave me some of the best advices I've received about Silicon Valley. Great guy. I'm happy it's gaining traction!
What was the advice?
Re: Hong Kong protestors using Bridgefy's Bluetooth-based mesh network messaging app
#10Using technology to bring down tyrants. The CIA should do something useful for a change and see this app is distributed to places like North Korea, Zimbabwe, Syria, Myanmar and Iran.
there are a number of mesh apps available they are just not promoted mainstream as they are problematic to monetize and undercut current chat platforms
I know of a few mesh apps. But what's significant about this one is the protesters self selected it.
Dictators can cut off social media apps, even cut of Internet access. But they risk turning more people out in the streets if they cut the power.