getting off the grid: communicate using p2p mesh with end to end encryption without any kind of network using android, story of OGConnect

[ UUID ] 638d260d-373f-40f2-ace6-dab776fe227d

[ Session Name ] getting off the grid: communicate using p2p mesh with end to end encryption without any kind of network using android, story of OGConnect [ Primary Space ] Decentralisation [ Secondary Space ] Privacy and Security

[ Submitter's Name ] Rabimba Karanjai [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Rice University / Mozilla [ Submitter's GitHub ] @rabimba

[ Language ] Bengali English

[ Localisation Support Requested ] No, I can host the session myself

What will happen in your session?

In the session, we are going to talk about OGConnect (previously NoConnect).

OGConnect is an opensource project made in spare time and eventually was part of Equal Rating Challenge and Mozilla Open Leadership, that aims to provide a solution for complete off the grid,scalable,resilient,anonymous and end to end encrypted connection between its users without using any network or central server, utilizing p2p mesh network.

It will cover the design decisions behind making the application in a modular fashion showing the p2p,encryption,decentralization,anonymity,off the grid tech stacks. So that if anyone wants to fork or use a module in their own application, they will be able to do that. It ends with a demo and call for participation to the project

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

The goals of the session are:

Is to educate why we need decentralized,resilient to monitor,scalable,secure communication.

To educate the political and often cultural need for it. Use cases including peaceful protests in universities where authorities tried to cut internet and network (in India) to prevent students getting the word out to investigative journalism.

Is to show how using open source, auditable tech stack you can

Create or incorporate this nice decentralization,secure and off the grid properties in your own app/communication
Use the application OOB to communicate securely between each another off the grid

To emphasize this can be a low-cost alternative to satellite phones for natural calamity struck rescue operations and survivors

If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.

Will need a Projector and if possible two android devices (in case the audience has none) to show the demo (along with my own it should be three devices)

Time needed

less than 60 mins