Secure messaging, anywhere - Briar
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Secure messaging, anywhere
        • michel
          3·
          4 years ago

          Please add me: briar://aa42hyp4rtir2xhvnxtqm7rxkug4ky36nh4xouxb4yhj3og2sfpbu

          So the ironic thing is these briar links are too long for Lemmy when viewed on a phone. I have to first transfer the lnks from my desktop browser!

        • saba
          3·
          4 years ago

          wanting to try this, had the app installed for a long time, but never used it.

          briar://abgalim27yfih234bz2sr56rd4klfrsjdkbltffirgo3t76he3rry

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
      6·
      4 years ago

      It’s a network that’s form ad hoc between the devices that are within range of each other, typically using wifi connectivity. A mesh network doesn’t require cell service or internet access making it resilient to service shutdowns, and providing much better privacy since the data never hits the internet.

      • ganuuslashlinucks
        3·
        4 years ago

        How far can the devices be from each other on this app in order for the messages to work?

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
          5·
          4 years ago

          Would be wifi range, but it’s a bit better than that because as long as there is a chain of devices that are all in range of each other the messages can still be routed. For example, if we have three people A, B, and C. As long as A is in range of B and C is also in range of B then A and C can still talk to each other without having to be in direct wifi range.

  • Future Me
    4·
    4 years ago

    They honestly could give more information on the website. Show me what works and what does not work yet. It looks like a random sideproject, but the (suggested) capabilities are immense.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
      2·
      4 years ago

      I don’t think being a general purpose chat platform is the goal here. The main niche for such an app would be something like a protest where there is a crowd of people, and you might not want to be identifiable via the cell network or the network itself could be shut down.

  • zeinok
    1·
    4 years ago

    how is it compared to Manyverse?
    After using it, I only see downside cause you can’t even transfer images.

    • zeinok
      2·
      4 years ago

      after some following up, it creates Tor service for exchanging message when internet is available, seems neat.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
      1·
      4 years ago

      The way I set it up with a few friends is by doing it in person and scanning QR codes on our respective phones. I haven’t looked if there’s a different way of doing it. Looks like the main use case would be if you say go to a protest together, then you can all set up contacts before hand and create a trusted mesh network.