Replying to Avatar finch ☦️

Not sure what specifically you’re asking.

The reason why it would be nice to use other relays is that you wouldn’t rely on SimpleX servers to be up, they could shut down as a project and we could still have failover/redundancy.

From a privacy perspective, SimpleX is far superior to Nostr DMs due to its architecture. A relay runner can’t even tell how many users are using it, since there aren’t usernames.

https://simplex.chat/#privacy-of-identity-contacts-metadata

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nobody 2y ago

i understand the first part.

what specifically is "far superior" due to its architecture mean? what's the liability for the relay runner in that scenario?

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finch ☦️ 2y ago

Liability is minimal, since:

1. Relays can’t see the messages or even determine who is using the server

2. A local chat database is stored on your device, so if a relay you use goes down, you can easily use another and retain all messages.

The architecture is summarized in the link I sent you.

The tl;dr is that it’s more private because users don’t have unique identifiers, and SimpleX deliver messages uses a modern, advanced private tech called Pairwise Pseudononymous Identifiers.

https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/Pairwise_Pseudonymous_Identifier

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fiatjaf 2y ago

Can one pay a server anonymously over Lightning to create a receive queue on their behalf?

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nobody 2y ago

and that's privacy enhancing for the community how?

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nobody 2y ago

i appreciate that explanation. thank you. you trust nist?