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Kalle Pihlajasaari's avatar

Like Bitcoin is vulnerable to high level denial or service attacks by simply blocking the traffic so this new superior network is vulnerable, vulnerable enough to use as a honeypot, if it runs on phone hardware because Apple and Google will send firmware updates that prevent the functionality. Rooted phones are as safe as other router hardware that does not auto update.

From a regulatory standpoint the spectrum allocations may be redrafted (because the children/terrorists/climate/Ukraine/pandemic) to criminalise use of the spectrum for this purpose. Hopefully not but very possible and likely is a few places.

Use of Freespace optical links as much as possible is a great idea. Option to use non phone hardware should be promoted.

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Bigs's avatar

I agree all legal and physical means will be used to stop it, which is precisely why I love it - because it's resistant to all that.

If enough people are using it then there's just no shutting it down.

Unfortunately right now they're polishing the app system, the ability to trade with other coins and other stuff, which to me is all irrelevant fluff. It already has a chat system, a name market and basic websites. The #1 thing we need is the mesh network.

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