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=== What is a Dead Drop? === | === What is a Dead Drop? === | ||
‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. USB flash drives are embedded into walls, buildings and curbs accessible to anybody in public space. Everyone is invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data. Each dead drop is installed empty except a readme.txt file explaining the project. ‘Dead Drops’ is open to participation. | ‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. USB flash drives are embedded into walls, buildings and curbs accessible to anybody in public space. Everyone is invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data. Each dead drop is installed empty except a readme.txt file explaining the project. ‘Dead Drops’ is open to participation. | ||
Revision as of 23:29, 8 July 2012
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| Anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space | |
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| Meetings: | none |
| Type: | network
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| Status: | running |
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| Contact Person: | Perforin (mail), Trollchen (mail) |
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What is a Dead Drop?
‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. USB flash drives are embedded into walls, buildings and curbs accessible to anybody in public space. Everyone is invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data. Each dead drop is installed empty except a readme.txt file explaining the project. ‘Dead Drops’ is open to participation.
What is your goal?
We support the idea and philosophy behind this project. So we decided to create some more Dead Drops in Luxembourg. If you wnnt to join us, ping Trollchen or Perforin. You should bring an USB flash drive with you which you could spare for the project.
The syn2cat Dead Drop
The first Dead Drop named "syn2cat" was done the 08.07.2012.
Overview of the Dead Drop location
Approximate location
Closeup of the syn2cat Dead Drop
How to build one?
- Read the Dead Drops manifesto[1]
- Get yourself an USB stick of any size
- Find a nice spot for your deaddrop
- Stick/push/chain your USB drive into a crack or hole.
- Put at least the readme[2] on your USB stick
- Take 3 photos of your dead drop (overview, approximate location, closeup)
- Submit your Dead Drop[3]!
