Comment on Is This The Most Secure Messaging App?
xoron@lemmy.world 2 months agoI’m genuinely curious why neither have a webapp offering. You can avoid the official app stores by providing things like APK, but as a webapp you can avoid the installation step, which seems it might be useful for people who would use briar or simplex.
The way this app works, makes it so “anonymous” chat isn’t possible. With IP’s being shared it isn’t a good idea.
I also have quite an ugly UI compared to those other solutions. This will improve over time. But im sure it’s a barrier to attracting users compared to other chat apps.
RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
The problem with web apps is that even if the messenger is perfectly secure your web browser/webview provider might not be. Like with windows recall, even if you have the most secure messenger it doesn’t matter if an underlying function scans your info. This doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be the option for a webapp, but it shouldn’t be the default.
xoron@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Browsers, operating system and peers can become compromised.
Ultimately users have to be responsible with how and who they connect to. The app otherwise is only as secure and as restricted as any other website. As a web app there are nice features like being able to inspect network activity and code.
A typical mainstream browser can be considered to have been sufficiently reviewed. But you aren’t limited like you would be if the offering was from an app store.
kurcatovium@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I can’t think of how p2p messengers even could have webapp.