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8 points by patternist
8 points by patternist
Are there any mesh networking protocols that go the other way with crypto? Personally end-to-end cryptography is just a bothersome bottleneck for communication. I'd much rather have signed messages. That way I can legally use amateur radio bands and way more broadcasting power.
The only major downsides are key distribution and the need to spend precious bits on signatures.
That way I can legally use amateur radio bands
depens on jurisdiction, but e.g. in Poland you can transmit encrypted messages using amateur bands as long as they're within the country (but IIRC it's unclear if messages have to be intended for domestic communication or the message cannot leave the country)
I sympathize with the developers. Mobile OS push notifications are a huge barrier to the adoption of p2p technology. Also, it's hard to do anything novel in the chat space and get anyone to care because there's a million chat apps.