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		Tinfoilhat666 on Oct 3, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hong Kong protest safety app banned from iOS store The protesters are using bluetooth mesh apps like Bridgefy and firechat to share data even if internet is down.

Eldt on Oct 3, 2019 [–]

It has to hit the wider internet somehow...

antihero on Oct 3, 2019 | | [–]

Surely the mesh can have edge nodes that are online?

Eldt on Oct 3, 2019 | | [–]

Oh, I now realise you're talking about their local communication

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