[thingist] anybody home?

[Chris Byrne]

Sounds a bit like FidoNet but encrypted.  Peer-to-peer connections rather than through an ISP.
How will bandwidth sharing for network traffic work though?

C


On 26 Nov 2017, at 17:08, w <w at thing.net> wrote:

> It's been agony for years already, but now, as the FCC is turning into a
> TimeWarner/Comcast agency, it is save to say the internet is dead.  
> Developing a new and independent network infrastructure makes a lot of sense
> and becomes more urgent by the day.  But what would it look like?  Are there
> any practical ideas around?  Or will we just wait and see and continue to do
> the work-around?
> 
> Here's what showboat entrepreneur Dorkcom has up his sleeve.  I'm not sure if I
> want to see this sleezeball entrusted  with the implementation of a new
> alternative network.  But you gotta give it to him, he's got his fingers on the
> pulse:
> 
> Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom says he's working on free internet 'by the
> people, for the people'
> 
> Dotcom says his alternate version of the Internet - 'MegaNet' will offer users
> "true Internet Freedom."
> 
> By : Gani Mohamed Waseem
> November 24, 2017 19:06 IST
> 
> 
> Kim Dotcom, who is wanted in the US for alleged widespread illegal file sharing
> on his online file sharing platform Megaupload, has weighed in on the
> controversy surrounding the US government's decision to overturn net
> neutrality. Dotcom took to Twitter recently to warn that breaking net
> neutrality would "only accelerate the adoption of a new network."
> 
> In the series of tweets, the German entrepreneur also hinted that he is working
> on building an alternate internet to combat privacy and freedom concerns
> online. Dotcom has vowed to build his own alternate version of the internet
> called "MegaNet," which he says will offer users "true Internet Freedom."
> 
> "The current corporate internet will be replaced by a better Internet, running
> on the idle capacity of hundreds of millions of mobile devices," Dotcom said.
> "Run by the people for the people. Breaking net-neutrality will only accelerate
> the adoption of a new network."
> 
>     The current corporate Internet will be replaced by a better Internet,
> running on the idle capacity of hundreds of millions of mobile devices. Run by
> the people for the people. Breaking net-neutrality will only accelerate the
> adoption of a new network. But first K.im and Bitcache.
>     — Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) November 22, 2017
> 
> Twitter/Kim Dotcom
> 
> Dotcom had first teased the idea of MegaNet back in February 2015, when he
> tweeted that he was working on a "new internet that can't be controlled,
> censored or destroyed by Governments or Corporations."
> 
>     How would you like a new Internet that can't be controlled, censored or
> destroyed by Governments or Corporations? I'm working on it #MegaNet
>     — Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) February 16, 2015
> 
> Twitter/Kim Dotcom
> 
> The knowledge that government agencies have used the internet to spy on
> citizens, along with high-profile hacking scandals, has brought online privacy
> to the forefront of people's minds.
> 
> "No more DDoS or hacking. No more censorship. No more spying. All your mobile
> phones become an encrypted network," he wrote in another tweet from February
> 2015.
> 
> Dotcom,who is currently resisting extradition to the US from New Zealand over
> alleged copyright infringement, had said in late 2015 that he will help
> facilitate an unobstructed internet, free from prying eyes through MegaNet,
> which will operate without an IP address. However, Dotcom's predictions of
> MegaNet's beta version being rolled out in 2016 fell short.  
> 
> Dotcom has once again stirred up the excitement by hinting at a potential
> MegaNet launch in the near future, at a time when the US Federal Communications
> Commission (FCC) plans to kill net neutrality next month.
> 
> Back in 2015, the same agency (FCC) had adopted an "open internet order" which
> prohibited companies from restricting legal internet use or carrying out paid
> prioritisation for certain services.
> 
> "I have been working on this for a long time. Mobile networks and devices will
> be ready for this in 4-5 years. When it goes live, our dream of true Internet
> Freedom shall become reality. The upcoming K.im and Bitcache apps can provide
> the initial critical mass for this new network," Dotcom said in a post.
> 
> However, the Megauplaod founder is yet to specify any details about a potential
> launch. It is still unclear as to when MegaNet will be rolled out publicly and
> what encryption technology the network will use to protect users from cyber
> threats.
> 
> Meanwhile, the FCC's new position (to kill net neutrality) has been met with a
> lot of backlash from users, tech companies, and critics alike who argue that
> rolling back the Obama-era internet regulations will allow internet service
> providers greater control over what people can see and cannot see online.
> 
> http://www.ibtimes.co.in/megaupload-founder-kim-dotcom-says-hes-working-free-internet-by-people-people-750704#
> 
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