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There were some rumblings about building out an "open source" alternative to the Internet about 10 years ago. The idea was to use various WiFi technologies to create a network that was encrypted and controlled by no one. It certainly is doable given enough people, but it seems like it just never materialized. Did I miss it? Surely there has been advancements in the last decade.

Where I live I have an elevation advantage. I could easily host a high-speed point-to-point link with line of sight to other peaks as far as 80 miles. I always wanted to get something like this rolling.

There were some rumblings about building out an "open source" alternative to the Internet about 10 years ago. The idea was to use various WiFi technologies to create a network that was encrypted and controlled by no one. It certainly is doable given enough people, but it seems like it just never materialized. Did I miss it? Surely there has been advancements in the last decade. Where I live I have an elevation advantage. I could easily host a high-speed point-to-point link with line of sight to other peaks as far as 80 miles. I always wanted to get something like this rolling.

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WISPs are just last-mile ISPs. Traffic is still routed through the internet.

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The internet is a collection of peering points. Controlling your local loop is as independent as you can physically get. VPNs with an anonymous exit hide your identity no matter what you use to connect. If you want to avoid monitoring, also look i to the Dark Web. Encrypted email, Torrent Browsers and Onion sites. Be careful, there is a lot of sick shit in there.

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The internet is a collection of peering points. Controlling your local loop is as independent as you can physically get.

Better if you have community backhaul too.