as far as I know, 'leaks' IMEI and bluetooth addresses, no ios support, no Post-quantum encryption, no multiple accounts/profiles, no audio/video share(only images), no calls and you can't use it on multiple devices (in addition to mobile device).
I only use briar over bluetooth .
want something else (p2p): TOX or CWTCH
The bluetooth leak is necessary for bluetooth comms, I'm not aware of the IMEI leak but sounds concerning. Do you have a link?
CWTCH looks good too (no IOS app either but who cares LOL)
Not touching TOX with a 10 foot clown pole.
I'm sorry, the "IMEI leak" is not correct
that's what happens when I trust random people online and don't check what they say :/
I will edit my post
I know that the sharing of BT addresses are needed, but briar still shares them with online(over tor) contacs!
Briar is peer to peer via Tor. This has pros and cons.
Pro:
-Everything stays on your local device
-Uses Tor Onions to avoid government domains
-It can do bluetooth to bluetooth, for like an in-person protest for example
Con:
-UI sucks
-Other person has to be online
-You can use mailbox drops to host a server, but then it’s really just like XMPP over Tor
-Group chat user interface is horrible and confusing
