Briar Desktop for Linux
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Briar Desktop for Linux
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Re: Briar Desktop for Linux
#2Since I needed brief intro myself, Wikipedia says:
"The initial target audience for Briar includes "activists, journalists and civil society" with plans to make the system "simple enough to help anyone keep their data safe." As the ability to function in the absence of internet infrastructure may also make the project valuable to disaster response and aid organisations, the developers are working with the Open Humanitarian Initiative and Taarifa. Ultimately, the developers aim to create a system which is "as simple to use as WhatsApp, as secure as PGP, and that keeps working if somebody breaks the Internet.""
Would personally love a blog review or two of Briar but found little thus far.
Re: Briar Desktop for Linux
#3Since I needed brief intro myself, Wikipedia says: "The initial target audience for Briar includes "activists, journalists and civil society" with plans to make the system "simple enough to help anyone keep their data safe." As the ability to function in the absence of internet infrastructure may also make the project valuable to disaster response and aid organisations, the developers are working with the Open Humani…
Their website has a press page with some reviews and presentations:
https://briarproject.org/press/
Re: Briar Desktop for Linux
#4There is another project which I'm keeping an eye on: https://cwtch.im/
source code: https://git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im
Re: Briar Desktop for Linux
#5I had no idea that Briar had a desktop version. I would have been using it waay sooner!
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#6What does the YComb community think p2p apps like GNU Jami? I never hear much about it and think it's pretty decent unless someone has good reasons to think otherwise. Thanks
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#7how do devices find each other without an introductory server?
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#8how do devices find each other without an introductory server?
Using Tor onion services that get exchanges when adding a contact nearby via WiFi or Bluetooth. If adding over the internet, a rendezvous service will be created.
Re: Briar Desktop for Linux
#9There is another project which I'm keeping an eye on: https://cwtch.im/ source code: https://git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im
Me too. They seem to be in need of funding to be sustainable.
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#10how do devices find each other without an introductory server?
When you're close to someone you can make an initial exchange via QR+bluetooth. When you're distant you need to exchange your briar:// links on a different channel.