Jack Dorsey
Bitchat is a new encrypted social network that works without internet. It is “resistant to network failures and censorship”, praises the Creator, Jack Dorsey.
The entrepreneur Jack Dorseyone of the creators of Twitter and Bluesky, launched a application decentralized and encrypted messages, that works without internet.
O Bitchatwhich is already tested by 10,000 users, only the bluetooth is served.
Dorsey told the social network X that Bitchat is a kind of experience of yours that resembles the old IRC chat and explained that it is a “mesh” Bluetooth network service, so it works without internet, and also does not use “servers, accounts or data collection”.
The businessman said that the beta, available on Testflight, is being reviewed for the full release, while responding to the testers’ comments throughout the day.
Bitchat “provides Ephemeral and encrypted communication without depending on the infrastructure of the internet, making it resistant to network failures and censorship“It also states a technical document published by Dorsey on the portal.
Dorsy also shared the “technical architecture, protocols and privacy mechanisms” in Github.
The document also indicates that messages are only stored on the devices and disappear by defect, without reaching a centralized infrastructure, and through it is possible “Talking in public” or entering rooms which can be protected by password.
Dorsy is known for his technological creations, including the social network Twitter (now X), which he founded in 2006; Payment company Square (now block) in 2009; Or Bluesky, an alternative network to X, which he founded in 2019, and in whose board of directors he worked until his departure in 2024.
The entrepreneur is also known for his bohemian lifestyle, and is a strong defender of the open source to counteract the dominance of large companies over technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI).
