[guardian-dev] FireChat moved off iOS proprietary mesh to their own xp mesh protocol?

[Michael Rogers]

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On 01/10/14 19:20, Nathan of Guardian wrote:
>> * It leaves the device name changed after I stop using the app.
>> Now my devices are all called things like "Huh" and "Cool". ;-)
> 
> That is part of the fun... it also means your last message hangs
> around even when the app is off, and can be seen by other app
> users. I suppose an option to restore your standard device name
> could be added. https://github.com/n8fr8/gilgamesh/issues/1

It's cool to be able to post a persistent message, but I still think
there needs to be some way to restore the device name. People who
don't understand how the hack works may get a nasty surprise if they
find they're still broadcasting their last message days later, when
they're in another context.

>> * This is an evil hack and you are evil.
> 
> Please join in the evil! Feel free to use this idea in Briar if it
> all makes sense and/or use this as playground for ideas.

Thanks, I'm looking forward to playing with it! Public broadcast
doesn't fit with Briar's threat model, but I think the apps could
complement each other well.

Actually there's another project that could benefit from this too:
aDTN. Ana Barroso started the project at the last Circumvention Tech
Summit, but it stalled because we couldn't find a way to broadcast
small packets of data from unrooted devices. Maybe the Bluetooth
device name is the way to go.

https://www.seemoo.tu-darmstadt.de/team/ana-barroso/adtn/

Cheers,
Michael
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