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A Hackers Guide to Circumventing Internet Shutdowns (www.eff.org)
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Internet shutdowns are devastating for human rights. We can’t rely on tech oligarchs to save us, especially when these same companies and governments are the ones to sever our access to the internet and telecommunications. This is why it's important to set up communication mechanisms before a disaster happens.

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[–] terabyterex@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

hiking. two groups, two nodes, no real perm network. meshtastic is better for that adhock. meshcore ia better for any planned system.

basically what wasbyour use case before:

  1. my family is going to a remote place so we are bringing walkie talkies? ... meshtastic

  2. we need a rilable network so we piggyback dominic's network so samaritan doesnt find us?... meshcore