- Twitter -Basic Jack Dorsey has launched Bitchat Mesh
- The Private Messaging -App uses Bluetooth to send texts
- It comes with lots of privacy features
Tired of messages and whatsapp and ready to try something new? Twitter -founder Jack Dorsey’s new Bitchat Mesh -App has landed in the iOS App Store, while an Android version is available on GitHub.
Download the app and you will find that it offers a new way to contact friends and loved ones.
Dorsey announced Bitchat Mesh in early July. Unlike traditional messaging apps, Bitchat Mesh is not addicted to the Internet to connect users and devices. Instead, it uses Bluetooth to forward messages from one person to another, so it should theoretical work in places where you lack internet connection – provided there are enough nearby Bluetooth devices to pass on your texts.
In addition to this unusual distinction, Bitchat Mesh emphasizes users’ privacy. You do not need to register your phone number or E email address with the app nor create an account to get started. It allows you to keep your identifying information private without being hindered.
Bitchat Mesh is also the one-up end-to-end, which means that all your messages remain private, and no-one once Bitchats developer can intercept or read them. There is even a ‘panic mode’ that allows you to delete all your data by triple tap the app’s logo.
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Bitchat Mesh is a specialized app for people who are deeply interested in their privacy, and its unusual character may prevent it from achieving the kind of mass market saturation that competitors such as WhatsApp have controlled. But it could still have plenty of appeal for people who need its various features.
By not trusting the Internet, for example, the app is more resistant to both network interruptions and censorship experiments than rival products can be. It could be included in nations driven by oppressive governments or places where you may not trust the security of more popular alternatives.
In our short test, Bitchat Mesh told us that there were zero other users in our vicinity, presumably because the app has only just launched. But it is likely to be a problem to many potential uses – if there is no one around you, you may be able to struggle to send your messages, given that the app is dependent on Bluetooth connections to forward texts.
Still, Bitchat Mesh can be used for free without payment walls, subscriptions or buying the app yet in place, so you might want to try it to see if it fits your needs.
