OOPS! KAMALA JUST ADMITTED YOUR AIRPODS CAN SPY ON YOU
“I served on the Senate Intelligence Committee… I’ve been in classified briefings.”
She says Bluetooth isn’t secure and people can listen in.
They know. They’ve always known.
Discussion
No I get that #bitchat bullshit...
Bitchat communications are encrypted, doesnt matter if somebody was listening in
Thens I am back to not gettin it
Its pretty useless without a huge network effect in high density populated areas
Im sure it will have longer range options than just bluetooth eventually
Its a cool concept
There is meshcore or meahtastic for that already. And with way greater range
But you need a separate device for that
Being able to use readily available, commodity hardware is a big plus. What the smartphone did for photography compared to dedicated cameras is a good comparison.
Once wifi direct is enabled as a transport that will fix the range issue somewhat, extending from tens of meters to hundreds, plus the already released version that can use Nostr relays over the Internet.
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The iOS version already uses Nostr for Internet based comms, and Wi-Fi direct is mentioned in the white paper.
Yep. Bluetooth is why I will never use bitchat. Terrible security.
Literally always drunk
It's why all the phone manufacturers removed headphone jacks
Great observation! I never thought about it that way
nostr:nprofile1qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgspp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpxdmhxue69uhkuamr9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshkz7tkdfkx26tvd4urqctvxa4ryur3wsergut9vsch5dmp8pese6nj96 How secure is bitchat in this context?+
It doesn't depend on the transport later for encryption. Also it looks like Bluetooth isn't planned as the only transport, with wifi direct mentioned, and Nostr already implemented in the iOS release.
https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat/blob/main/WHITEPAPER.md