0. Abstract
0.1 Purpose. The Genesis Protocol (v1.0) ("Protocol") specifies mandatory technical and governance requirements for the deployment and operation of offline-first digital networks within sovereign Indigenous territories.
0.2 Primary objective. The Protocol shall ensure that networked technology operates as a community-serving utility and shall not function as (a) an extractive data pipeline, (b) a mechanism of surveillance, or (c) a dependency-forming service whose discontinuation would coerce continued consent.
1. The Kill Switch Architecture
1.1 Requirement of severability. The network deployment shall include a kill switch architecture comprised of (a) a physical disconnection mechanism and (b) a digital cryptographic revocation mechanism.
1.2 Physical mechanism. A dedicated isolation device shall be installed in a community-controlled civic structure. When actuated, it shall physically interrupt power/uplink to the gateway.
1.5 Rule of absolute authority. The Community Operational Custodian retains absolute authority to sever the network link.
2. Continuous FPIC
2.1 Definition. Consent to operate any external network link shall be treated as a time-limited authorization (Digital Lease), continuously renewable and revocable.
2.2 Renewal cadence. The Assembly Token shall expire on a fixed monthly interval and requires manual renewal by the Assembly.
2.3 Default to non-egress. Upon expiry, the system automatically transitions to "Local-Only Mode".
3. Data Diode Logic
3.1 Principle of separation. Strict separation between Private Communication and Public Telemetry.
3.4 Per-packet authorization. No private data shall egress the local mesh without explicit, per-packet authorization.
3.5 Rate Limiting. Telemetry egress shall be bandwidth-capped (<1KB/minute) to physically prevent covert audio/video exfiltration.