The internet is no longer free (if it ever was), and
everything you do online is tracked, logged, and reported
to increasingly authoritarian bureaucracies.

We live in a society where,
for the ever-growing marginalized populations,
a thoughtless comment
spoken too loudly,
on social media, in person, or online
may result in government retribution such as fines, imprisonment,
torture, mutilation, and permadeath.

DarkPi/HubSys is about personal portable devices for Walkaway-type efforts.

The term “DarkPi” refers categorically to any
secure, efficient, modular, ruggedized,
network absence & delay-tolerant portable computing

(based atop “Raspberry Pi” hardware)

The original concept:
A Raspberry Pi inside a weather-resistant enclosure
with battery and renewable energy recharging options,
an aggressive power efficiency controller,
and a long range wifi antenna.

Add an intrusion detection system,
and configure the system to connect
with any in-range open wireless hotspot.

Then connect and safely interact with the internet
using the DarkPi as a bridge.

~ jakimfett, circa 2012

The Goal: A wide scale, easy to deploy darknet that can provide easy communication in case of disaster, carrier specific filtering of sites, or the growing need for online anonymity.

The hardware under consideration is low cost, assembles intuitively via standardized interfaces, and encourages tinkering/repairing/upgrading beyond the original specification.

~ jakimfett, circa 2019

Interested in aiding development?

Open a pull request, commission a first-run DarkPi,
or browse the NuneCo Projects page
for other ways to contribute to our progress.