Re: A private Internet? (was: Re: Venting about forums.debian.net)
rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> I wonder if a new more private Internet could be created on top of the
> existing Internet maybe where all participants communicate by VPN (or maybe
> all sites are encrypted (or have encrypted sections after an unencrypted
> portal).
Certainly. The technology exists and is performant on even
not-so-state-of-the-art hardware - Wireguard, already in the
Debian kernel.
You will run into the following first-order problems:
* Convincing other people you like to join you.
* Governing the ensuing organization.
* Looking exactly like a revolutionary cabal.
> I thought about (and quickly discarded) the idea that a new Internet could be
> created, with all necessary physical and non-physical infrastructure from
> which bad actors could simply be excluded. (Or kicked out if they are found
> to be bad actors.)
If all the participants are close by each other, yes. See
"meshnet" and variants. Radio-frequency networks.
This also runs into the above three problems.
Social problems have social solutions, aided by technology, not
technical solutions.
-dsr-
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