Using Delta Chat in 'white list' situation [oppressive government, how are attachments stored]

[ian]

Sorry, probably linked a topic that is low in cross-linking. Here are some better references:

WebRTC "polyfill" over realtime channels (webxdc-x-WebRTC)

TL;DR let’s make a library that makes apps that rely on WebRTC work. Me and @adbenitez had this idea. The apps themselves wouldn’t have to utilize any webxdc APIs, it will be hidden behind the WebRTC polyfill we’ll have written. Below are mostly my implementation thoughts and ideas. webxdc realtime channels are a broadcast channels, so all peers receive the message you send, and vise versa, plus there is no metadata associated with each webxdc message. So, the problem can be more broadly de…

I made a video call app (with 15-second ping)

Another giant leap for mankind. A webxdc app for actual video calls over actual email (albeit with 15-second ping (but it may improve soon)). [A simplistic video call app UI] This is just a prototype. Usage Unfortunately, as of 2023-11-16, sending audio/video won’t work on unmodified versions of Delta Chat, but this may change in the near future. Receiving video does work on regular Delta Chat. If you don’t want to bother modifying Delta Chat — hit me up, I’ll show you the app in action. …

Weaker security controls for webxdc apps [disable P2P realtime channels disappeared]

I disagree with the removal of the setting. it happens often that people disable it in the past because they got scared by the description and forgot about it then complain that apps are not working as expected and need to be told to enable it I have read maybe a thousand messages on the forum already and I don’t agree that it happens “often” to any reasonable sense of the word. As it is already hidden behind an advanced submenu, it posed no danger whatsoever. If you think people previously …

Fully anonymous group chats

Nice try, FBI. Anyway, I will answer as I like a good challenge. This depends on your threat model, and there’s a spectrum of protection. Client-side masking Assume that the group only includes trustworthy members (gentleman’s agreement). Their goal is to reduce possible exposure against acquisition of a long term chat log stored on each device (e.g., rubber hose cryptography, stolen backup, malware installed later) and to fight against unintended cognitive biases related to who is talking vs. …