Archive for December, 2011
Hackers plan space satellites to combat censorship
by Brazza on Dec.31, 2011, under Hacking, Linux
Computer hackers plan to take the internet beyond the reach of censors by putting their own communication satellites into orbit.
The project’s organisers said the Hackerspace Global Grid will also involve developing a grid of ground stations to track and communicate with the satellites. The hacker activist Nick Farr first put out calls for people to contribute to the project in August. He said that the increasing threat of internet censorship had motivated the project.
“The first goal is an uncensorable internet in space. Let’s take the internet out of the control of terrestrial entities,” Mr Farr said.
