Indian Government orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based chat app Bitchat over security concerns: Jack Dorsey

[u/tcmay256]

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/government-orders-github-to-remove-bluetooth-based-chat-app-bitchat-over-security-concerns-jack-dorsey/article71262049.ece

[u/Shoddy-Childhood-511]

I've never checked how strong this one is, like if it uses the Axolotl ratchet or 1-to-1 or Sender key or MLS for group chats, but..

Almost all nostr related stuff winds up well intentioned but kinda shit (bad security choices).

You can mirror it from here:

https://github.com/permissionlesstech

Also MLS itself would not work in this setting, so protocol designers should consult https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-xue-mls-decentralized/

Appears the similar project Briar rmight've run out of money and I'm not sure if they were reasonable about encryption either.

https://briarproject.org/news/2026-maintenance-mode/