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Private messaging via Session w/ Kee Jefferys

Apr 17, 2022
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INSIGHT

Phone-Free Identities And Metadata Focus

  • Session removes phone numbers and uses public/private key identities to preserve pseudonymity.
  • It combines onion routing and a decentralized service-node network to hide IPs and metadata.
ANECDOTE

Started With Dark Web Curiosity

  • Kee traced his privacy interest to reading popular articles about the dark web and Tor.
  • Exploring Tor's architecture inspired applying onion routing and decentralization to messaging.
INSIGHT

Incentivized Nodes Improve Survivability

  • Session built an incentivized service-node network (Oxen) to store messages and route traffic.
  • That decentralization reduces single-point legal shutdowns compared with centralized services.
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