***The XC Daily Update***Hello all
Time to tell the secret...
Dan noted last night that XChat will be bundled into an updated TOR Stick.
On its own XChat is:
- based on the Xnode protocol, which is the foundation of XC's nodes.
- As it stands, XChat is a true P2P protocol, with no third parties/servers, making it
very hard to attack.
- XChat is encrypted from end-to-end, so no-one can snoop on your messages.
But when combined with the TOR Stick:
- Your XChat app is inside the TOR cloud. This means no exit nodes will be used, so packet sniffers can't find your IP.
- As such, although TOR is normally vulnerable to packet sniffers, it isn't for XChat.
- Also, because XChat is true P2P, it's also not subject to the other TOR vulnerability, man-in-the-middle attacks.
- The TOR Stick is its own operating system; it leaves no trace on your computer once your remove it. (This is a little bit like
Tails). So when you're done chatting to someone, nobody will be able to locate and steal your information.
As a result, XChat in the TOR Stick represents a landmark moment in messaging: true privacy.
The TOR Stick, with the latest XChat, will be available for download on Thur next week.
Bumping for anyone who missed this.
