Aram Sinnreich on the Next Generation Independent Internet
= Great TEDx talk by Aram Sinnreich, assistant professor at Rutgers University about MondoNet, a vision for an independent, distributed internet under user control.
Video via http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/forum/topics/aram-sinnreich-the-next?
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"Sinnreich envisions a new internet that uses mesh networking to produce a stable, ad hoc, global wireless network in which each user is a router, server and client combined, and in which no single state or organization can effectively censor or surveil the population on a broad scale.
To date, Sinnreich and his team have developed a set of “social specifications” describing the functionalities required of MondoNet, and are in the process of mapping these specifications to open technological platforms. Their present aim is to develop a fully open, global development process akin to the collaborative environments surrounding Linux and Wikimedia.
The 10 Social Specifications for a Democratized Network
1. Decentralized
2. Universally Accessible
3. Censor-Proof
4. Surveillance-Proof
5. Secure
6. Scalable
7. Permanent
8. Fast (Enough)
9. Independent
10. Evolvable
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To read a draft version of the full MondoNet initiative please click here: