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* No way to know if someone has added/removed you from their contacts
* No way to know if someone has added/removed you from their contacts
* Messaging someone who hasn't added you to contacts = message silently deleted
* Messaging someone who hasn't added you to contacts = message silently deleted
== Thoughts ==
* How to avoid a centralised server
* Can messages be delivered over Tor?
* How to deliver messages when the recipient isn't online


[[Category:Open Source Software]]
[[Category:Open Source Software]]

Revision as of 11:01, 1 October 2023

Guiding principles

  • Everyone is blocked by default
  • Can only message contacts where there is mutual agreement (i.e. both have added each other)
  • Text only
  • Transit over open protocols
  • Mandatory encryption of communication stream
  • Mandatory encryption of data (E2EE)
  • No read receipts
  • No way to know if someone has added/removed you from their contacts
  • Messaging someone who hasn't added you to contacts = message silently deleted

Thoughts

  • How to avoid a centralised server
  • Can messages be delivered over Tor?
  • How to deliver messages when the recipient isn't online