Wouldn’t it be awesome if Nostr relays integrated SimpleX relay functionality as well for more private DMs?
That way we wouldn’t have to rely on SimpleX’s relays, but would instead rely on the same relays we use to broadcast/receive notes.
Discussion
genuine question: what's the difference with the level of privacy and the relay source? especially if you don't run your own relay in the first place?
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.
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?
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
