cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49835845
India has directed GitHub to disable access to the repositories of Bitchat, Jack Dorsey’s decentralized Bluetooth mesh messaging application, under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act and the IT Rules, 2021. According to the official notice issued by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), authorities argue that Bitchat’s decentralized architecture, lack of mandatory user registration, absence of centralized logging, and ability to operate without internet connectivity make lawful interception and criminal investigations significantly more difficult.
Update: GitHub has started sending notices to users who forked the bitchat repo, requesting them to take them down due to Indian government order
Here’s the link to definitely stay away from: https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android
Next: no talking out loud and no passing notes
Nothing new.
I guess their government is afraid they’re bitched at bitch@.
