Release v5.4.0 · simplex-chat/simplex-chat
github.comcross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/8465136
From the group chat:
Hello all!
SimpleX Chat v5.4 is released - link mobile and desktop apps via secure quantum resistant protocol, and much better groups!
Once you upgrade, join the new users’ group via this link https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=1-4&smp=smp%3A%2F%2FPQUV2eL0t7OStZOoAsPEV2QYWt4-xilbakvGUGOItUo%3D%40smp6.simplex.im%2Fos8FftfoV8zjb2T89fUEjJtF7y64p5av%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAQqMgh0fw2lPhjn3PDIEfAKA_E0-gf8Hr8zzhYnDivRs%253D%26srv%3Dbylepyau3ty4czmn77q4fglvperknl4bi2eb2fdy2bh4jxtf32kf73yd.onion&data={“type”%3A"group"%2C"groupLinkId"%3A"lBPiveK2mjfUH43SN77R0w%3D%3D"} and find other groups in SimpleX directory https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=1-4&smp=smp%3A%2F%2Fu2dS9sG8nMNURyZwqASV4yROM28Er0luVTx5X1CsMrU%3D%40smp4.simplex.im%2FeXSPwqTkKyDO3px4fLf1wx3MvPdjdLW3%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAaiv6MkMH44L2TcYrt_CsX3ZvM11WgbMEUn0hkIKTOho%253D%26srv%3Do5vmywmrnaxalvz6wi3zicyftgio6psuvyniis6gco6bp6ekl4cqj4id.onion.
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I gave it a try but I think I’ll wait until I can use the same ID from both phone and PC.
been selfhosting the smtp relay and using the app for quite a while. If you use it as a private chat for sensitive content, it is PERFECT. Really looking forward to its future development in group chats.
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Its pretty nice. I am using it for a couple groups. It has some screen reader accessibility issues, but the devs are responsive and fix them as i find them.
simplex seems to check all boxes for respecting privacy. it doesnt rely on using any identity (no strong selectors like email addresses or phone number). seems very forward-thinking in its concepts.
Its biggest struggles are
I’m not so sure about #2, and even less sure about #3. If anybody can “debunk” either, I’m interested
also now that i think of it:
so all in all: go simplex! :)
For 3, I think you’re right, but I want to assume someone spins up a malicious server for the purposes of gathering IP addresses, creates an identity that routes through that server, and then picks a target. Would it be possible, at that point, for them to gather their target’s IP address at some point?
For 2, I mean it’s difficult to identify the same person across multiple chats. For example, let’s say your only communication with someone is through simplex. if you DM them, and then you join a group when they are present, there is nothing easily identifying them is the same person. This is the case even if they use the same public facing username in both instances.
(Upon looking, it seems you can set a nickname for a user and it will persist across rooms, and it looks like the QR code is also the same across rooms, but the first one is a bit tedious, and the second one is worse.)
Does this use SMS or is it another messaging ecosystem altogether?
It doesn’t use SMS