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		giorgioz 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Briar keeps Iran connected via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi... How does Briar work when a government shuts down the internet? It mentions Bluetooth and Wifi. My guess is that it tries to find other Briar devices connected to the same Bluetooth and wifi hotspot but what if the users are not on the Bluetooth/wifi? Does it share ALL messages encrypted with every Briar user in the hope later they come in contact with the final user?

giorgioz 10 days ago [–]

Okay I saw the link below: https://briarproject.org/how-it-works/

So it seems it's more effective for blog posts because everyone is sharing the same blog post.

I'm not sure what happens with direct messages.

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