briar @briar@fosstodon.org

While Briar is p2p, there is no service operator to whom you could authenticate, except yourself.

And while Briar forces all traffic through Tor, it also anonymizes who's communicating with whom.

How ever that law is going to look like, it will not limit Briar's ability to protect your identity and your communication.

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In case you happen to reside in Germany, you've probably noticed the effort of the Interior minister to demand from nearly every online operator, to authenticate their users through their passports. (law not passed yet, but being discussed)

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We'd be happy to collaborate with people wanting to add LoRa/Meshtastic (or similar) support to Briar. We have a ticket for it already:
https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1742

#LoRa #Meshtastic

Job at #Tor:
Software Developer for Anti-Censorship Team
https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/software-developer-anticensorship/

Did you know this:

#Briar's E2EE is similar to #Signal's, but adapted to be delay tolerant and work without central server. It uses the Bramble Transport Protocol:
https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-spec/blob/master/protocols/BTP.md

Briar's founder contributed to the original Axolotl Double Ratchet Algorithm:
https://github.com/trevp/double_ratchet/wiki#acknowledgements

Briar is censorship resistant

1. it does not rely on centralized server infrastructure
2. Tor, and bridges to Tor in case Tor is under censorship are implemented by default
3. build with offgrid communication in mind, in case of internet shutdown
4. no Sim card required. (sim card registration can be stopped/on hold by gov)

Don't build proxies serving only a single purpose, support general purpose censorship prevention tools such as @torproject@mastodon.so.cial. Create #Tor nodes and bridges
#Iran #Signal

Meeting at #fosdem online is great, but we're also missing the opportunity to test with all of you #Briar's mesh alike Bluetooth function, allowing offgrid communication.

While Briar could become a reliable option for you, never build your emergency communication around a single method of delivering messages.

Different messengers, will fulfill different needs.
Different methods of using them, will fulfill different needs.

Learn from the lessons #Indigenous anarchists learned, from defending their communities and the lands they belong to:

Skills for Revolutionary Survival: Communications Equipment for Rebels
https://iaf-fai.org/2020/10/11/skills-for-revolutionary-survival-5-communications-equipment-for-rebels/

Around 8000 clients in Myanmar/Burma are connected the Tor network. This does not count the users connected by bridges to Tor.

In Briar all communication goes through Tor, to protect your identity.
To circumvent censorship, Briar gives you access to bridges in case Tor is blocked by your ISP.

In case of internet shutdown, Briar can use Bluetooth and WiFi to pass on messages to your contacts.

Learn more about Briar here: https://briarproject.org/
#Tor #Burma #Myanmar

Using Briar GTK at a distance

Until a proper Briar mailbox is available, you can hack your own always-on Briar node with devices like the Raspberry Pi.
https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2021/briar-remote/