http://torrentfreak.com/worlds-first-flying-file-sharing-drones-in-action-120320/

A few days ago The Pirate Bay announced that in future parts of its site could be hosted on GPS controlled drones. To many this may have sounded like a joke, but in fact these pirate drones already exist. Project “Electronic Countermeasures” has built a swarm of five fully operational drones which prove that an “aerial Napster” or an “airborne Pirate Bay” is not as futuristic as it sounds. ….

“How to survive the post Internet censorship apocalypse – (Exhumed DeadDrops travel through publics transports)

In a world where the Internet is being more and more monitored and filtered, there is a urge to find new ways to send and share data over uncensored networks.

Apart from the traditional computer networks, there are other kind of networks that could be used to transfer data from point A to point B in a Point-to-Point way without worrying too much about technical solutions to counterfeit Internet censorship and stupid copyright laws.

The public transport network is one of them and it can be used to anonymously transfer data via physical devices like USB keys or memory card at a quite reasonable speed compared to usual networks, especially when transferring large volumes of data.

The WalkingDeadDrops project proposes a solution to send data (using a USB key duct taped under a seat) to someone else in a city (video was shot in Paris).
In a way, that’s the Wifi version of you carrying laptops, phones, portable hard drives, DVDs, USB keys. … “
 

-> unCloud

unCloud is an application that enables anyone with a laptop to create an open wireless network and distribute their own information. Once it is launched, a passerby using a mobile internet device can connect to this open wireless network. The person running the application can decide what information is shown in any web address. Users can access information wirelessly while at the same time remain disconnected from the internet. unCloud does not depend on a remote datacenter, instead it can be run from a laptop, making it an ideal application to run in a train or at a café.

Project developed by: Rui Guerra and David Jonas. Acknowledges: Geoff Cox, Maarten te te Paske, Varun Vachhar, Mark Shepard and all beta testers.

COOL!! congrats!! :))

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The anual congress by Chaos Computer Club germany (#28C3, the 28th year) last week was great. Besides all kinds of interesting action I also gave a short Pechakucha talk on deaddrops.

By Ross Thompson, awesome work!! Thx man!!

first posted on fffff.at/dead-drop-installed-at-abandoned-u-s-spy-station/

Video by eddie.com

Volounteer agents of the Dead Drop network just installed a Dead Drop* at highest point of the Teufelsberg in Berlin, a former U.S. NSA “listening” aka spy station (Echolon).

The dead drop currently contains confidential cold war material – Do NOT put it on the internet.

*A dead drop is container in a hidden location to transmit secret messages, typically used by spies.

View full picture set on Flickr

View full picture set on Flickr

DeadDrop #644 was installed for the show “Social Media” at The Pace Gallery,
510 W 25th St, NYC – 9/16 – 10/15/2011
Participating artists: Christopher Baker, Aram Bartholl, David Byrne, Emilio Chapela, Jonathan Harris, Robert Heinecken, Miranda July & Harrell Fletcher, Sep Kamvar and Penelope Umbrico

Great show! Thx to the team for awesome support!
Aram Bartholl 2011

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