Simplifying Gadgets and Technology, is my passion!
There are so many peer-to-peer networks now in existence that I have seriously lost count of them. You may think that they just come and go, but that is because they are not really visible […]
“Twitter co-founder and Block Head Jack Dorsey launched a new peer-to-peer messaging app over the weekend called Bitchat that runs entirely over Bluetooth. Bitchat relies on Bluetooth Low Energy mesh networks to send encrypted communications […]
I can’t believe I last did a proper post about Jami as far back as 2019 last. I mention it a lot, and it was included run a debate today on my Friendica site, but […]
DEF CON Infosec super-band the Cult of the Dead Cow has released Veilid (pronounced vay-lid), an open-source project applications can use to connect up clients and transfer information in a peer-to-peer decentralized manner. The idea […]
I’ve been scaling down my iPhone usage and migrating many apps back to an Android phone. Normally this is not an issue for centralised social networks such as Twitter, LinkedIn, etc or for decentralised federated […]
These apps are known as ‘Off-the-grid’ chat messenger app that works even without internet connection or 2G, 3G, or 4G network coverage, somewhat like the Walkie-Talkie app for iOS and Android. These apps allow you […]
“The fact that Facebook and Twitter control the business models of so many media corporations, at some point becomes untenable.” “And those corporations, if they’re smart, will move to models they can control the economic […]
To that end, it is: Fully open source (licensed under GPL v2) Peer-to-peer whenever possible, otherwise Open Relay is used to ensure reliable peer connection Encrypted (via WebRTC) Serverless – Public WebTorrent servers are only […]
Google Drive may be popular, but it does not offer end-to-end encryption. Moreover, it is not an open-source offering. Peergos is not just an ordinary alternative to Google Drive. It is much more than just […]
No Face, No Name, No Number, No SIM card, No Internet! Berty is a messenger that doesn’t require any of your personal data or network connection (using Bluetooth Low Energy BLE). All conversations are encrypted […]
