Hackers launching own satellites in orbit to beat Censorship

sahara_mafia · Jan 2, 2012, 10:39 AM

Worried about Internet censorship by SOPA and PIPA ? Wait !! This News is for you , Hackers plan to take the internet beyond the reach of censors by putting their own communication satellites into orbit. Good guy hackers plan to launch satellites to fight the Stop Online Piracy Act and create a censorship-free Internet.
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Takaharu · Jan 2, 2012, 11:47 AM

Holy smeg and bacon! I thought those things cost billions. In that case wouldn't it be cheaper to buy the real stuff?

sahara_mafia · Jan 2, 2012, 12:01 PM

that is the same thing i was thinking

i guess all they stole is all in this toy is space

blibbax · Jan 2, 2012, 12:01 PM

What do you mean by "the real stuff"?

Those things will be expensive, but I imagine they'll find a way of doing it on the cheap by not having all the responsibility issues of a state-sponsored or corporate-sponsored program.

Also, satellite internet is slow.

Jac · Jan 2, 2012, 12:19 PM

I read this story somewhere else and it stated that private individuals had already launched satellites into space. Although they were less reliable and more likely to come crashing back to Earth.

In principal this is a good move. The internet needs to be taken out of the hands of government bodies and placed firmly in the public domain.

Tyrsonswood · Jan 2, 2012, 01:41 PM

The things that will likely get censored in reality goes way beyond a couple of songs, a movie or two and some pirated games. There are some very wealthy corporations and individuals that are opposed to SOPA and PIPA and I wouldn't put it past them to take measures like this to keeps things running. More power to them.

Judas · Jan 3, 2012, 06:53 AM

sopa can go to hell..

They make laws in which they completely ignore the corruption/abuse of power that is highly prevailent throughout the world..

And costing a couble dozen million to launched a high class satalite into orbit vs the billions prior.. yup.. wouldn't take much of us to donate a few hundred bucks to get our own untamperable satilites short of them blowing it out of the sky or using other technologies to block it which would be some kind of a act of aggression..

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sahara_mafia member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: botswana Posts: 3,368 Rep Power: 155 System Specs	Hackers launching own satellites in orbit to beat Censorship Worried about Internet censorship by SOPA and PIPA ? Wait !! This News is for you , Hackers plan to take the internet beyond the reach of censors by putting their own communication satellites into orbit. Good guy hackers plan to launch satellites to fight the Stop Online Piracy Act and create a censorship-free Internet. ____________ Source : THN __________________ Last edited by MIG-31; Jan 2, 2012 at 11:11 AM.

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Takaharu I can fart in 7 languages Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,859 Rep Power: 113 System Specs	Re: Hackers launching own satellites in orbit to beat Censorship Holy smeg and bacon! I thought those things cost billions. In that case wouldn't it be cheaper to buy the real stuff? __________________ I don't get paid to know the answer, therefore I'm far more likely to give you a straight and honest answer. Mods Rig, Box Mods Rig, Folding details

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sahara_mafia member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: botswana Posts: 3,368 Rep Power: 155 System Specs	Re: Hackers launching own satellites in orbit to beat Censorship that is the same thing i was thinking i guess all they stole is all in this toy is space __________________

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blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,260 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Hackers launching own satellites in orbit to beat Censorship What do you mean by "the real stuff"? Those things will be expensive, but I imagine they'll find a way of doing it on the cheap by not having all the responsibility issues of a state-sponsored or corporate-sponsored program. Also, satellite internet is slow. __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

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Jac HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England Posts: 768 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	Re: Hackers launching own satellites in orbit to beat Censorship I read this story somewhere else and it stated that private individuals had already launched satellites into space. Although they were less reliable and more likely to come crashing back to Earth. In principal this is a good move. The internet needs to be taken out of the hands of government bodies and placed firmly in the public domain.