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HeatrayEnjoyer on March 14, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Briar: Peer to Peer Encrypted Messaging

Identity is tied to the physical Bluetooth MAC if I recall correctly.

tredre3 on March 14, 2025 | [–]

The BT MAC is shared with peers so they can find you (as well as a list of your IP addresses) but I don't think identity is tied to it. Identity seems entirely tied to a public certificate. But I could be wrong.

taskforcegemini on March 14, 2025 | [–]

can't that be spoofed/overwritten?

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