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Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet

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On 2014-04-08, tdk <forum.tdk@squte.com> wrote:
> From the "or just shout" department: 
>
> FireChat makes use of a feature Apple introduced in the latest version
> of its iOS mobile software, iOS7, called multipeer connectivity. This
> feature allows phones to connect to one another directly using
> Bluetooth or Wi-Fi as an alternative to the Internet. If you�re
> using FireChat, its �nearby� chat room lets you exchange
> messages with other users within 100 feet without sending data via
> your cellular provider. 


This tech ought to have huge possibilities for the user - imagine apps
that connect you to people you're standing near on the bus, for example.
But before we get any of that goodness I'm sure some dirtbag will use it
for some kind of security hack - now they can get your info just by
standing next to you on the bus, etc.

Still, I'm curious to see where this P2P stuff leads.

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Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-04-08 16:15 -0500
  Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-08 23:05 +0000
    Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-09 05:18 +0000
      Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet john <nospam@no.net> - 2014-04-09 14:18 -0800
        Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet Robert Hayes <jacklndn@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-10 01:36 -0700
          Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-04-10 19:20 +0100
          Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet john <nospam@no.net> - 2014-04-10 13:27 -0800
            Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet Robert Hayes <jacklndn@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-11 09:56 -0700
    Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2014-04-09 09:15 +0000
      Re: Apps use mesh networking to bypass the internet RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-09 21:58 +0000

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