In the graphic novel & movie V for Vendetta (2005), there is a scene where the protagonist invites the public to join him at the gates of Parliament on the 5th of November. Inviting the public to meet at that location gave importance to the particular issue being addressed.

Invasive Augmented Reality

Virtual items in augmented reality, depending on their value and location, can cause serious issues in the real world. When Pokemon Go was first released, there were many stories of Pokemon accidentally being placed on a church or government facility causing some people to search for virtual items in problematic areas. In all of these cases, the property owners were helpless and could do nothing about the situation other than to ask Niantic to fix the issue which they quickly did.

The Poneglyph Project

The goal of the Poneglyph Project is to build an app that gives users the ability to store a file, using decentralized storage, with the rule that the file is only made available from a designated location provided the location is within the FOAM map currently in development. The app will be a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) making it extremely resistant to outside forces. Because the process will be extremely difficult to shut down, the freedom produced will result in both good and evil in proportions that will reflect the morality of society.

Wikileaks & Twitter

Wikileaks releases extremely important information on a consistent basis. So much so that the effect almost becomes diluted. It was for this reason that they sometimes release information in drips versus flooding the public with everything in order to have a stronger prolonged impact. Using a slow release mechanism produces a greater overall impact.

Disseminating information on a wide scale to as many people as possible via Twitter is fast and effective; however, the climb and journey to reach the truth together as a people is lost. Through the Poneglyph Protocol, Wikileaks will have powerful new release mechanism that essentially places information on locations for the public to get. This method of dissemination that can be cleverly used if one were to put their mind to it.

Wikileaks / Poneglyph Use Case Example

Suppose Julian Assange announced, “An earth shattering secret will be revealed on November 5th at midnight that will force everyone to question their government and in order to download this information, your location must be verified (using the Poneglyph App) to be on the White House lawn!”

What will the govt. choose to do?

The government does nothing. Someone will eventually walk over to the white house lawn and download the file. The secret is then revealed & plastered all over the news. The government prevents anyone from entering the download area. This is a job that will require around the clock 24/7 security over a large patch of grass. (Going down this path creates what I like to call “The Thief”. Referring to whoever or whatever manages to find a way to get close enough to download the file.)

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