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> Briar is a messaging app designed for activists, journalists, and anyone else who needs a safe, easy and robust way to communicate. Unlike traditional messagi

by teddyh 5y ago

> 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 tools such as email, Twitter or Telegram, Briar doesn’t rely on a central server - messages are synchronized directly between the users' devices. If the internet’s down, Briar can sync via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, keeping the information flowing in a crisis. If the internet’s up, Briar can sync via the Tor network, protecting users and their relationships from surveillance. Unfortunate timing by Google.

Maxburn 5y ago
OR was that the whole point?
- miohtama 5y ago
  Firechat was used in Hong Kong demostrations in 2014 and got janked out from the app stores by China https://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/16/tech/mobile/tomorrow-transformed-firechat/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/16/tech/mobile/tomorrow-tran...
  - gutitout 5y ago
    Janked by google and apple. Influenced by China.
    - iszomer 5y ago
      It was also a proprietary piece of software that required user registration.
mzi 5y ago
It seems to have been restored again.
- badRNG 5y ago
  With this text as explanation: > Briar was briefly removed from Google Play because we didn’t provide Google’s review team with a username and password for testing the app. We provided Google with a username and password for testing and the app is now available again.
  - ephbit 5y ago
    > ... username and password for testing ... What kind of username/password? It's not like you sign up for Briar like when you create an account on HN.