We’re trying to release the product as close to cost as possible, and are also building a USB 3.0 hub as an expansion/daughterboard with two Type A connectors and a Type C connector.
We don’t have it proxying network connections like a PiHole, though it can certainly be configured to do that. Not within our current development scope but also one of the reasons we have a Dev Kit option (to gauge community support for features and shape our roadmap).
It is a NAS with local encryption but it also communicates to other PrivacySafe devices via the 3NWeb protocol and, optionally, to datacenters using the PrivacySync (3NWeb) service. https://github.com/3nsoft/3nweb-protocols
Three configurations are currently possible: local network only, IP address / DNS resolution, or Tor hidden services (.onion). If we reach our goals, mesh networking will follow shortly.
A plugin UI will allow for configuration of everything else via a Web browser on the local network. From a local security standpoint, the relevant plugins are a network monitor (to detect DDoS etc.), malware detection for files on the device (ClamFS and clamd), and we’re working on a bluetooth monitor (to detect local bluetooth devices and iBeacon / Eddystone BLE beacons). If we reach our stretch goals, we’ll also have the Mozilla WebThings Gateway running as a plugin and will work to expand the security features of that to detect potentially malicious IoT devices in proximity.
