Comment by 🚀 stack
Re: "stopice.net is self-hosted"
I think a generic tracking/reporting system would be a great app/distributed network.
It can be marketed as a bird spotting app, with the ability to start groups to track and report sightings of specific birds.
Could also be used to track other animals.
Apr 22 · 2 weeks ago
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how do you stop spammers polluting the data of a decentralized tracking network ? I can't fathom
why not both? So many people strictly use app stores, so make apps for them. Also make it available via browser. Be prepared to get kicked off.
What would be really cool is some standardish data format that could be submitted over any transport. Like - make it so we can submit reports over text, email, XMPP, carrier pigeon, HAM radio. Make a PWA that can store data and submit it later when you're online.
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stopice.net is self-hosted — A reminder of why self-hosting is important. [https link] This Programmer Wants to Use Your Phone to Fight ICE (Mother Jones) From the article: Austin launched StopICE in February 2025, one of a constellation of digital tools that emerged in response to federal agents terrorizing communities. Users can text in sightings of ICE, which are then blasted out to other nearby users. This is legal: “Reporting on the activities of law enforcement is fully protected by the…