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Dead Drops
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_Dead Drops_ is an anonymous, offline, peer-to-peer file-sharing network in public space. USB flash drives are embedded into walls, buildings and curbs accessible to anybody in public space. Everyone is invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data. Each dead drop is installed empty except a readme.txt file explaining the project. _Dead Drops_ is open to participation. If you want to install a dead drop in your city/neighborhood follow the “how to” instructions and submit the location and pictures. *
*The _Dead Drops_ Manifesto**
_Dead Drops_ is an anonymous, offline, peer–to-peer file-sharing network in public space. Anyone can access a Dead Drop and everyone may install a Dead Drop in their neighborhood/city. A Dead Drop must be publicly accessible. A Dead Drop inside closed buildings or private places with limited or temporary access is not a Dead Drop. A real Dead Drop mounts a read-and-writeable mass storage drive without any custom software. Dead Drops don’t need to be synched or connected to each other. Each Dead Drop is singular in its existence. A very beautiful Dead Drop shows only the metal-sheath-enclosed type-A USB plug and is cemented into walls. You would hardly notice it. Dead Drops don’t need any cables or wireless technology. Your knees on the ground or a dirty jacket on the wall is what it takes share files offline. A Dead Drop is a naked piece of passively powered Universal Serial Bus technology embedded into the city, the only true public space. In an era of growing clouds and fancy new devices without access to local files we need to rethink the freedom and distribution of data. The _Dead Drops_ movement is on its way for change!
Free your data to the public domain in cement! Make your own Dead Drop now! Un-cloud your files today!!!
Links: http://deaddrops.com/
*The _Dead Drops_ Manifesto**
_Dead Drops_ is an anonymous, offline, peer–to-peer file-sharing network in public space. Anyone can access a Dead Drop and everyone may install a Dead Drop in their neighborhood/city. A Dead Drop must be publicly accessible. A Dead Drop inside closed buildings or private places with limited or temporary access is not a Dead Drop. A real Dead Drop mounts a read-and-writeable mass storage drive without any custom software. Dead Drops don’t need to be synched or connected to each other. Each Dead Drop is singular in its existence. A very beautiful Dead Drop shows only the metal-sheath-enclosed type-A USB plug and is cemented into walls. You would hardly notice it. Dead Drops don’t need any cables or wireless technology. Your knees on the ground or a dirty jacket on the wall is what it takes share files offline. A Dead Drop is a naked piece of passively powered Universal Serial Bus technology embedded into the city, the only true public space. In an era of growing clouds and fancy new devices without access to local files we need to rethink the freedom and distribution of data. The _Dead Drops_ movement is on its way for change!
Free your data to the public domain in cement! Make your own Dead Drop now! Un-cloud your files today!!!
Links: http://deaddrops.com/
Aram Bartholl (DE) studied architecture at the University of the Arts UdK Berlin and graduated there in 2001. Bartholl worked as a freelancer for DMC, MVRDV, IEB Berlin and Fraunhofer Institut Fokus among others. His installations and performances have been shown at numerous festivals, museum and gallery shows worldwide. He is a member of the NYC-based Free, Art & Technology Lab (aka F.A.T. Lab) and Net politics Institutions like the CCC (Chaos Computer Club).