Could Hackers Launch a Satellite-Based Internet Free of Regulation?

By Rob Scott
January 4, 2012

“Hackers are looking to circumvent Internet censorship laws like the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act in the U.S. by building their own, satellite-based Internet,” reports ReadWriteWeb.
The idea may not be as far-fetched as it sounds, suggests the article. Some hobbyists have already launched satellites (for a short time) by balloons, which makes them difficult to track. However, funding may prove the biggest obstacle.
“The Hackerspace Global Grid was outlined recently at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin,” explains ReadWriteWeb. “If the scheme gets off the ground, the collective would develop a network of ground stations that would link to the satellites and allow terrestrial-bound users to log into an Internet that would be free of regulation.”
“The first goal is an uncensorable Internet in space. Let’s take the Internet out of the control of terrestrial entities,” proposes hacker activist Nick Farr.

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