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World’s ‘largest illicit online marketplace’ is just a download away. (rfa.org)
submitted 17 hours ago by 000@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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An app from a Cambodian financial firm accused of operating the world’s “largest illicit online marketplace” could be downloaded from Google until today, and is still available on Apple.

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 14 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

So is there like, a FOSS version of this?

[–] oldfart@lemm.ee 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

OpenBazaar, never took off

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago

I think that had a lot to do with the fact that it was using Bitcoin as the currency and the fact that it was VC funded. Neroshop is Monero and not vc https://github.com/layters/testshop

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

You needing torture devices or laundering services?

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 16 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I don't really want to have separate apps for these things

[–] Syd@lemm.ee 3 points 10 hours ago

I don't want my friend to need separate apps also.

[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

We insource our torture. Outside firms never get our branding right and it sends mixed messages to our consumers and adversaries. That said, having a single app for laundering services in each region's major currency would save me a lot of time and burner phones