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Are LoRa networks a way around the surveillance state? (lemmy.world)
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I’ve recently discovered meshtastic and related tech. With the trust vacuum around cell phones and data scraping and tracking etc, I basically assume the government et al can see what’s up on my iphone constantly.

For interpersonal communication regarding civil disobedience, protest, resistance etc-- do LoRa devices offer an actual solution? or am I very mistaken?

I’m posting from a laptop that I converted to Linux (not tech savvy so that was a project) from behind a VPN- genuinely looking to hear from smarter people than me regarding privacy and secure communication

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 4 points 21 hours ago

LoRA networks as a general technology are only as private as they are designed to be. I have the option of both Meshtastic and Meshcore in my city, and as far as I'm aware, they both use E2EE.

Nodes and relays don't store data for any period longer than it takes to relay a message, and even if they did, it would be encrypted. On top of that, they're separate from other WAN/radio networks operated by capital interests, so they're resistant (not impervious) to the influence of money and government.

As a solution for activism, I think they are a great choice, but they are limited by the fact that you need a device compatible with LoRA and the particular network standard you're using, as would everyone else.