ChatSecure
Security and privacy
encrypted messaging
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Docs: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Praise for the GUI improvements and the release write-up
From 2 comments
Great to see this finally get out there, it's been awesome to watch this project develop! This is also a particularly good release write-up, big ups to the team for writing about…
Mizza on HNVery excited for this, just from the GUI point of view it's a big step forward.
dewey on HN
Excitement about hidden Tor XMPP removing NAT issues
From 1 comment
Pretty excited about the hidden TOR xmpp functionality in this version, since NAT won't ever be an issue.
funcSoulBrother on HN
Objections
Using iOS undermines privacy because the platform is closed
From 2 comments
If you are so concerned about privacy and security, why use an iOS device at all? Note: I am not trolling. It is a serious question. I mean, probably no one would be using…
tyrion on HN1. You are using the device you already have 2. You know that for non-experts the free software distinction is pointless because almost nobody actually audits the installed…
acdha on HN
Tor is too heavy on mobile data and battery
From 1 comment
We in Actor.im tried to build tor-enabled messaging (on better and faster protocol), but for working tor engine need to download 1-3mb files every 4 hour period. So, this became…
ex3ndr on HN
Requests
Interoperability with TextSecure
From 1 comment
Would it be possible for TextSecure and ChatSecure to interoperate (at least with chats)? Or would that create too much pain for both groups to support each other as they…
higherpurpose on HN
Questions
Why not use Signal instead
From 1 comment
Why not use Signal?
foobarqux on HN
Is Tor more secure given recent hacks
From 1 comment
Does the fact that they use Tor make it more secure? It seems like the network has been getting hacked a lot lately.
laveur on HN
Alternatives named
Signal
From 2 comments
Why not use Signal?
foobarqux on HNIt will soon! After playing around with their latest Signal 2.0 beta that integrates TextSecure support, I honestly would recommend using Signal unless you specifically need…
chrisballinger on HN
TextSecure
From 1 comment
Would it be possible for TextSecure and ChatSecure to interoperate (at least with chats)? Or would that create too much pain for both groups to support each other as they…
higherpurpose on HN