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Re:Ask HN: Are there any truly private chat apps? by ArinaS on Monday April 14, 2025 @02:27PM (#43684527)
Re:Ask HN: Are there any truly private chat apps? by fir3dvst on Monday April 14, 2025 @02:56PM (#43684802)
Yes, at a quick glance, this is it. I'm curious about the obsession with random numbers. How feasible is it to crack even a simple uuid4 identifier?
Re:Ask HN: Are there any truly private chat apps? by bradac56 on Monday April 14, 2025 @03:07PM (#43684929)
without a user id number it has to track your usage think about that for a minute.
Re:Ask HN: Are there any truly private chat apps? by bradac56 on Monday April 14, 2025 @06:07PM (#43686822)
To answer the question a simple 6 digit number a few hows with an off the shelf brute force program. 10 to 20 digits could take a year if it's a good generator.

40+ digits good luck with that I doubt there's many on this site that would even know of the names of the software needed for that and far fewer outside of a 3 digit organization that has the time to dedicate a high end computer for the job.

It's just easier to get the information via social eng means or a $5 hammer to the knee caps.

Re:Ask HN: Are there any truly private chat apps? by HenryBemis on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @05:02PM (#43698336)
For those who don't: https://xkcd.com/538/

(classic!!!!)