Reminder that this is the same app that a few weeks ago was found to be advertised as secure when it was still experimental and without being audited, and for which multiple serious vulnerabilities were found before they added the disclaimer saying it was experimental:
this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2025
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It was very clearly advertised as experimental and insecure:
Warning
Private message and channel features have not received external security review and may contain vulnerabilities. Do not use for sensitive use cases, and do not rely on its security until it has been reviewed
As the TechCrunch article I shared says, that warning was added only after the multiple vulnerabilities listed were found and publicised, and the original article in this post didn't mention the vulnerabilities or it being experimental either.
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Genitalia (supposed to be gen-Italia - an Italian electricity company. They got rid of their web domain they they finally realized.)
therapist, please
Where's the bitchat?
Briar is already audited lmao
The other option is Meshtashtic
Either is better than this amateur stuff
"we have briar at home"
No thanks.
Use Briar
I can see a use case for sending files from phone to phone, but wouldn't you just talk to someone if you're that close?
Also, I wonder what the theoretical range is? How many relay points will a message go through?
I can answer a couple of those questions. It will go through up to seven devices and with Bluetooth maximum range of 300 meters you can get 6,800 feet or around 1.2 miles at maximum.
Mind you, that would be with everything perfectly done, so it most likely won't be that far.
So the other person would need to be in the same venue as you, or possibly the next building over?
There's a very narrow use case for this, from what I can tell.
Yes, places where this would work well would be street protests, concert venues, sports stadiums, etc. Could also be useful for conferences to send people in the same room links or something.
Edit: short range comms during net shutdowns like iran recently
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