Briar Project – Secure messaging, everywhere (briarproject.org) 37 points by mgarciaisaia 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] jarbus 3y ago ↗ Anywhere, except iOS [–] i67vw3 3y ago ↗ Just get a android (as Tim Apple says)https://www.androidauthority.com/tim-cook-rcs-iphone-3206620... [–] eps 3y ago ↗ Given its provenance I won't touch it with a long pole.
[–] i67vw3 3y ago ↗ Just get a android (as Tim Apple says)https://www.androidauthority.com/tim-cook-rcs-iphone-3206620... [–] eps 3y ago ↗ Given its provenance I won't touch it with a long pole.
[–] yips 3y ago ↗ How does its encrypted messaging protocol compare to Signal?Does it have anything comparable to the Double Ratchet? [–] Kukumber 3y ago ↗ Signal is American, they are are forced by the law to let law enforcements spy them [1][1] - https://www.aclu.org/other/surveillance-under-usapatriot-act....If you are a foreigner and use Signal for your buisness for example, if you compete with an american company, they'll spy youIt happened in the past with Alstom for example:https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-07-14/Huawei-Alstom-A-tale-o... [–] woojoo666 3y ago ↗ Signal designs their server infrastructure to be trustless, and their clients to be open source. So the only thing that would leak if the US were wiretapping Signal servers, is metadata.
[–] Kukumber 3y ago ↗ Signal is American, they are are forced by the law to let law enforcements spy them [1][1] - https://www.aclu.org/other/surveillance-under-usapatriot-act....If you are a foreigner and use Signal for your buisness for example, if you compete with an american company, they'll spy youIt happened in the past with Alstom for example:https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-07-14/Huawei-Alstom-A-tale-o... [–] woojoo666 3y ago ↗ Signal designs their server infrastructure to be trustless, and their clients to be open source. So the only thing that would leak if the US were wiretapping Signal servers, is metadata.
[–] woojoo666 3y ago ↗ Signal designs their server infrastructure to be trustless, and their clients to be open source. So the only thing that would leak if the US were wiretapping Signal servers, is metadata.
[–] fattybob 3y ago ↗ On android it really is great, and if only they supported iOS - they would be the next WhatsApp or more!
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Does it have anything comparable to the Double Ratchet?
[1] - https://www.aclu.org/other/surveillance-under-usapatriot-act....
If you are a foreigner and use Signal for your buisness for example, if you compete with an american company, they'll spy you
It happened in the past with Alstom for example:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-07-14/Huawei-Alstom-A-tale-o...