Pirate Bay co-founder aims to launch surveillance-proof messaging app Hemlis

Re:Pirate Bay co-founder aims to launch surveillance-proof m... by themrdarknezz on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @11:30AM (#6020375)

I don't see how hemlis is worse though? It's even better since it's funded.

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Re:Pirate Bay co-founder aims to launch surveillance-proof m... by mike-cardwell on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @11:32AM (#6020390)

It's worse because:

  1.) It's not open source
  2.) They want to charge for certain features that are free in surespot.
      (on top of the $100k they're already asking for)
  3.) They wont let you run your own server

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Re:Pirate Bay co-founder aims to launch surveillance-proof m... by weixiyen on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @03:43PM (#6022297)

#1 and #3 does not make it worse. #2 might not either depending on what that feature is.

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Re:Pirate Bay co-founder aims to launch surveillance-proof m... by Karunamon on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @03:48PM (#6022334)

For an encryption app? I'd almost argue that not being able to access the source code makes it a non starter. There's no way to guarantee a lack of backdoors otherwise.

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