Comment on Briar - secure p2p group communications

• artyom@piefed.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Briar does not require an internet connection. It can send messages over Bluetooth and WiFi.

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• victorz@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  a messenger that can only receive messages when your phone has an internet connection

  To be fair, that’s true for most messengers, even ones that do have servers.

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  • IanTwenty@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Messages are only sent when both online though, thet’s the bigger difference (unless using Briar Mailbox). Also it can send over wifi and bluetooth without internet connection i.e. no other devices involved.

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    • victorz@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Messages are only sent when both online though

      That’s an entirely different thing, yes. 😄

      I’ve always wondered what the utility is in sending messages over Bluetooth. Exchanging data secretly and securely in person, I guess?

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      • artyom@piefed.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Anytime you have bad/no cellular reception. Think being at a large event where the cell network is saturated, or in a rural area with no cell service.

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      • FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        No one else then the parties messaging can see that the communication even occurs.

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      • bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I’ve used it to message someone while on a flight.

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