Tools that work #Offline with #NoInternet.
Next, @briar . #Briar is instant messaging with a twist: it can use a mesh of Bluetooth devices. Or #Tor. Or, heck, SD cards to carry your IMs. When Internet is available, it uses #Tor. 2/
Tools that work #Offline with #NoInternet.
Next, @briar . #Briar is instant messaging with a twist: it can use a mesh of Bluetooth devices. Or #Tor. Or, heck, SD cards to carry your IMs. When Internet is available, it uses #Tor. 2/
#Briar is an unusual kind of messenger for Android devices: there are no servers, messages are stored on your phone and sent directly to your contact's phone through TOR, wi-fi or bluetooth.
It's designed for journalists, activists, people working in disaster zones and anyone interested in "off the grid" communication.
The official site is here:
The app is free, open source and available through @fdroidorg and Google Play.
Note to self: Remember to mention #Signal and #Wire and all the other #WhatsApp alternatives any time I toot about WhatsApp's relationship with #Facebook.
Otherwise the entire Fediverse will try to "help me" by promoting their favourite alternative... 😛
I wish #Briar were out of beta. It's the only one that is actually radically decentralized!
Next on my test plan is actually Delta Chat (https://delta.chat/). It's based on e-mail and #Autocrypt, so it should play nice with #Mailpile.
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