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Re:Notes on privacy and data collection of Matrix.org by rasengan on Friday June 14, 2019 @03:24AM (#20181098)
BitMessage absolutely obfuscates the metadata FYI.
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Re:Notes on privacy and data collection of Matrix.org by fock on Friday June 14, 2019 @03:31AM (#20181125)
from wikipedia

> Bitmessage was conceived by software developer Jonathan Warren, who based its design on the decentralized digital currency, bitcoin.

So, looks like "blockchain"? Anyone else?

From the FAQ: https://bitmessage.org/wiki/FAQ

> On average it should take 8 minutes from the time you click the send button to the time you receive a response.

Whew. Privacy really costs.

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