[PLUG-TALK] Use the Mesh

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Richard" == Richard  <plug at hackhawk.net> writes:

Richard> On 8/20/2013 6:22 AM, Michael Rasmussen wrote:
>> http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/08/mesh-internet-privacy-nsa-isp
>> 
>> The Athenians aren't alone. Scores of communities worldwide have
>> been building these roll-your-own networksÑoften because a mesh can
>> also be used as a cheap way to access the regular internet. But
>> along the way people are discovering an intriguing upside: Their
>> new digital spaces are autonomous and relatively safe from outside
>> meddling. In an era when governments and corporations are
>> increasingly tracking our online movements, the user-controlled
>> networks are emerging as an almost subversive concept. "When you
>> run your own network," Bonicioli explains, "nobody can shut it
>> down."

Richard> Is anyone in Portland doing this?  I'd be interested in
Richard> experimenting with this.

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