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Other => Computer News => Topic started by: Mulreay on March 20, 2012, 06:22:42 PM

Title: World’s First Flying File-Sharing Drones in Action
Post by: Mulreay on March 20, 2012, 06:22:42 PM

A few days ago The Pirate Bay announced that in future parts of its site could be hosted on GPS controlled drones. To many this may have sounded like a joke, but in fact these pirate drones already exist. Project “Electronic Countermeasures” has built a swarm of five fully operational drones which prove that an “aerial Napster” or an “airborne Pirate Bay” is not as futuristic as it sounds.

picture of a droneIn an ever-continuing effort to thwart censorship, The Pirate Bay plans to turn flying drones into mobile hosting locations.

“Everyone knows WHAT TPB is. Now they’re going to have to think about WHERE TPB is,” The Pirate Bay team told TorrentFreak last Sunday, announcing their drone project.

Full story: http://torrentfreak.com/worlds-first-flying-file-sharing-drones-in-action-120320/

Title: Re: World’s First Flying File-Sharing Drones in Action
Post by: truenorth on March 20, 2012, 07:40:59 PM

Understand the RIAA is negotiating to purchase a cruise missile--what do you suppose they would want those for? truenorth