Briar Desktop for Linux

Post by rosndo » Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 2:52 PM UTC

dingdingdang wrote: post #2

Since 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…

Post by ephbit » Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 3:18 PM UTC

balena wrote: post #55

forgetfulness wrote: post #35

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A new environment with just a handful of apps comes every so often. In that regard, what are other apps like Briar? The premise is: > Briar is a messaging app designed for activists, journalists, and anyone else who needs a safe, easy and robust way to communicate. Unlike traditional messaging apps, Briar doesn’t rely on a central server - messages are synchronized directly between the users' devices. If the internet…

> what are other apps like Briar? It sounds similar to Scuttlebutt https://scuttlebutt.nz/

Post by rosndo » Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 3:45 PM UTC

scraptor wrote: post #82

rosndo wrote: post #81

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> as secure as PGP Well, that doesn’t sound promising at all. You can ask any cryptographer, they will tell you to not use PGP.

Because the usability sucks (supposedly leading you to shoot yourself in the foot), not because of any problems with the crypto or the implementation.

Post by rosndo » Sun, Jan 23, 2022, 3:09 AM UTC

0xdeadb00f wrote: post #86

rosndo wrote: post #81

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> as secure as PGP Well, that doesn’t sound promising at all. You can ask any cryptographer, they will tell you to not use PGP.

PGP _supports_ up-to-date, secure cryptographic algorithms, but it's usability falls short. these new algorithms are rarely made the PGP implementation's default algorithms.