Bluetooth Jack Dorsy

bitchA messaging application created by the founder of Twitter and Block Jack Dormyy, available to download from IOS App Store. Dorshi says he coded the basis of application over the weekend in early July.

Bitchat works through Bluetooth networks, which means that users can send messages to others within the Bluetooth connection-usually about 100 meters-without reception of the cell or Wi-Fi connection.

UX app is very little. There is no login system, and you have been prepared immediately to an instant messaging box, where you can know what close users say (if anyone around you is already and uses the application) and set your offer name, which can be changed at any time.

While Bitchat arouses attention due to the reputation of Dorsi, the concept of bluetooth messaging applications is not new. These applications are very popular in settings such as large music festivals, where cell service may be limited, or in the aftermath of natural disasters, as the cell service and Wi-Fi are available. Correspondence application Bluetooth Bridge It was significantly used during the supporter of democracy Protests In Hong Kong, since its ability to work without the Internet has made it difficult for the authorities to discover them.

Dorsi announced Bitchat as a safe private messages platform when it was used to use the experimental version earlier this month. But the security researcher Alex Radosia He indicated in a blog post It is easy to impersonate another person inside Bitchat, and to ask about the safety of “Chego Vepi“Really app.

“In encryption, the details are important,” Radosia wrote. “The protocol that has the right feelings can be fundamental defects to settle everything that he claims to protect.”

Dorssi later admitted that the program had It is not subject to an external security review Thus it may contain weaknesses.

Bitchat’s fears extend about a personality impersonation to the same application. As of now, the application can be downloaded for iOS via the application store, or it can be downloaded on Android by Download the application from Gitap. However, the Google Play Store hosts multiple applications that appear to be pretending to be a Dormyy app, which has obtained thousands of downloads.

Dormyy did not directly deal Another user post However, Bitchat is not then on Google Play, and “Beware of a Mix”.