Bleep - secure instant messenger on BitTorrent with big ambitions

The security and anonymity - two pillars of the idea of ​​a new means of communication from the company's infamous BitTorrent. No one will know with whom, when, how long and what you communicate.

At the dawn of the popularization of messengers just lazy developer has not released its decision. Winners settled in our tubes, but the losers, we no longer remember. It would seem, to whom now want to go into an already over-saturated market of applications for instant messaging? After daredevil almost assured failure. But if the upstart has already held the name in the IT-environment and at the same time to offer users the best opportunity, then why not try?

Widely known company BitTorrent has decided to test their strength and released a messenger Bleep. Anonymity and security-in - the main advantages of the ambitious beginner. So far, the program is available for Android, Windows and Mac.

Operating principle

Today it is fashionable to boast of using the cloud. But BitTorrent seems to be saying:

"Let's go to your cloud to go to hell!"

Of course, I'm a little bend, but still any "secure" storage or remote server can not guarantee 100 percent security of your data. Therefore uses decentralized P2P-peer network to exchange data Bleep. This means that the sending and reception of data take place without the use of third-party server as an intermediary, that is directly between two clients. According to the authors of the messenger, their decision "offers the freedom to communicate without the risk of leakage of metadata."

Sounds great! Mere mortals and representatives of professions related to anonymous communication, getting their hands on an excellent tool for communicating incognito, and business users are protected against industrial espionage.

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Consideration of the client should start with a small reservation. At the present stage of its development Bleep presented to the public in the form of alpha-version. It is enough raw material, is not devoid of serious problems, but allows you to get a general impression of the messenger future.

I rarely use of desktop media sharing, so I have aroused the interest of a mobile application for Android. Version for iOS, of course, is in the plans of developers.

When you first start Bleep you will be prompted to log in using the email address or telephone number. Of course, you can not "out of the shadows," came up with a nickname arbitrary network. In this case, you will be gone from the internal search engine, and therefore, you have to transfer contacts, your public key. This can be done by means of scanning a QR-code or invitations from the phone's address book.

In the setting of the application revealed two interesting features. Connecting a new device - the first of them. Theoretically, and your desktop computer, and phone, and the tablet will be powered by a single profile. It is comfortable and familiar to us. The second - the removal of the history of correspondence from the local store.

Bleep now supports not only text conversation, but calls. And that is another way of communication on my test devices worked perfectly, although I have heard the views of other users dissatisfied with the messenger on this point. There is no doubt that video calls will come in due course to the application.

Client conducts the history of events and displays informative messages on the smartphone's notification bar. In summary, it can be argued that the basic features of the modern messenger have already been implemented in the Bleep, and they could use it, if not a couple but:

• application without a twinge of conscience and chewing eats battery 24/7;
• appetite extends to network traffic.

Therefore, to use chat client without being tied to an electrical outlet and WiFi-connection is problematic.

Total

Let's be patient and we will not throw stones so young decision. I am sure that BitTorrent «finished» all the bumps and Bleep show itself in all its glory at the time of the full release. But at the moment the design and functionality of the messenger at a high enough level, enabling us to secure, protected, anonymous write and call each other. Outsiders do not know to whom, when, how long and what you communicate.

What do you think about the prospects of Bleep? Do you need all incognito client?

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