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P2P Encrypted File Sharing. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] positive_intentions@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

It's on the todo list. Like I mentioned in the parent post, it's far from finished.

P2P Encrypted File Sharing. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] positive_intentions@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

im pretty sure its zero-installation. its a webapp. you go to a url, then thats it.

with WebRTC, the p2p connections is established between browsers. so i think it has a strong case for being p2p. You would be using your own device to run the javascript in the browser and storage provided by the browser is also from your device.

it will do all the encryption, data storage, etc on your browser using only the resources the browser will provide. I believe the functionality as a result is substancially independent selfhosted and p2p.

P2P Encrypted File Sharing. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] positive_intentions@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

thanks for your honest feedback.

ive had feedback that people dont know what my app does before. its actually why im in the process of rebranding to Glitr. it used to be called (and kinda is "positive-intentions"). its very early days in the rebranding process and your feedback helps to guage how im doing. its clear that more needs to be done.

those pictures at the bottom will be removed. i was already on the fence about it. i put it there to add a splash of color to the landing page experience.

as for open source and f-droid. the project is developing in a way that open source isnt sustainable and so i branched out to this project. open source and f-droid are still on the table for a separate and more advanced project (https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat). i think im confusing people by mentioning it at all.

i hope to work towards functionality to make my app as easy and intuitive to use as destiny. i try to be clear in things like my post that its a work in progress to help manage expectations.

P2P Encrypted File Sharing. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] positive_intentions@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Can you compare mine to Destiny?

I tried to make mine straightforward. Id like to know what kind of user flow I could aim for.

P2P Encrypted File Sharing. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] positive_intentions@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago

thanks for the advice. perhaps you have some tips of where i might have done something incorrectly in a previous attempt at open source and libre software. this could be a whole discussion, but i will try to be brief.

https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat

i optimistically started with the aim to get grant funding for a novel approach to secure and private communication using p2p tech. after countless rejections im dont think i should presue that direction.

so then i thought to create something competative in the space of file-transfer. the app would be is a simplified version of the chat app and with less complexity in exchange increased stability. thats that app mentioned in the parent post. mi might not work as privacy solution, but it could still be competative in the tools for file-transfer if i can get it to nice stable polish that can work with massive file-sizes.

i briefly looked at how to get it on the f-droid store and there were details like moving things to gitlab. i then decided to push back indefinately in favor of focusing on the the file-transfer project.

if anyone want to help me with getting the chat app to the f-droid store, some initial changes can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/tauri/comments/1j6g71h/is_there_any_examples_out_there_of_a_tauri_app_in

im not entirely sure i have a service to sell. my efforts are on the PWA. the service i can sell is to provide the native build because people wont want to compile thier own. its a shot in the dark with the Play store, but im curious to see what happens.

P2P Encrypted File Sharing. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] positive_intentions@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the links. I'll need to learn more about this. My high-level thoughts are that I'd like control over my work so it may not be libre software.

P2P Encrypted File Sharing. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] positive_intentions@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptography/comments/1evdby4/is_this_a_secure_messaging_app/

This app is based on a similar technology. Maybe you can help me understand the concerns if it does all the things described in that post.

P2P Encrypted File Sharing. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] positive_intentions@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Thanks for the clarity.

To prevent things like the risk of infection, is why the app is primarily a webapp. Sanboxed by the browser of you choice.

P2P Encrypted File Sharing. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] positive_intentions@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't think I'm fully understanding. It's purely a webapp. No database. Client-side computation only.

Can you help me understand how I could reshape my project so it aligns to what you mean.

Im putting a hard-block on open-sourcing it after my previous project. But I'm generally communicative about how it works and happy to answer questions about it.

P2P Encrypted File Sharing. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] positive_intentions@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 months ago (7 children)

In the subject of licences, I don't really know much there.

Given that I'm trying to sell it on the play store I guess you don't control it?

What would be the concerns around this? Loads of things are close source. I expect it helps to create something competitive.

P2P Encrypted File Sharing. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] positive_intentions@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

An entirely valid and understandable view to have. I'm sure you're not suggesting different approaches shouldn't be explored. My approach is fairly unique and im personally interested in what can be done with this.

This project is a PWA running on a S3 bucket. The app is free to use entirely. (Disclaimer: I'm in the process of putting something on the play store where I would like to charge for it.)

While syncthing seems appealing. There should always be options for approaching privacy. Mine stands out as a unique approach and so nessesary at least to demonstrate the concept.

I created an open source version first which demonstrates different concepts like instant messaging and video calls.

https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat

P2P Encrypted File Sharing. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] positive_intentions@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

if i do a good job, it would have comparable features.

the key distinction between mine and other apps like syncthing, is that its provided as a zero-installation, zero-registration webapp.

so its basically ready-to-use at any point on any device that has a browser.

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P2P Encrypted File Sharing (lemmy.ml)
 

glitr.io

hey. im working on a p2p file sharing app as a kind-of alternative to somthing like GDrive or iCloud to transfer files between computers. its far from finished, but ive got enough to put it up for testing and demo purposes. it would be great if you would like to take a look and share feedback.

the aim is for this is to make it easier to transfer files between your own devices.

(my app-description combined with security-claims typically raises eyebrows, so id like to include a link to a related reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptography/comments/1evdby4/is_this_a_secure_messaging_app)

some pending things to add:

  • improved connection stability when over the internet.
  • increased file size capacity (currently limited to around 50MB)
  • add file-transfer progress indicator (useful for larger payloads).
  • update all the documentation to make it less technical.

feel free to reach out for clarity.

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P2P Encrypted File Sharing. (glitr.io)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by positive_intentions@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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glitr.io

hey. im working on a p2p file sharing app. its far from finished, but ive got enough to put it up for testing and demo purposes. it would be great if you would like to take a look and share feedback.

the aim is for this is to make it easier to transfer files between your own devices.

(my app-description combined with security-claims typically raises eyebrows, so id like to include a link to a related reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptography/comments/1evdby4/is_this_a_secure_messaging_app)

some pending things to add:

  • improved connection stability when over the internet.
  • increased file size capacity (currently limited to around 50MB)
  • add file-transfer progress indicator (useful for larger payloads).

feel free to reach out for clarity.

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P2P E2EE Messaging (lemmy.ml)
 

https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat

A webapp for P2P E2EE messaging and file transfer. its a fairly unique approach to secure messaging.

the project isnt ready to replace any existing apps or services, but given the competative market for this kind of project, id like to push it out to get feedback.

i made an attempt to create documentation on the website, but otherwise feel free to reach out with questions about how it works.

Note: this project has NOT been audited. It, along with it's source code are provided for testing and demo purposes.

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P2P E2EE messaging and file-transfer (positive-intentions.com)
 

https://positive-intentions.com/

A webapp for P2P E2EE messaging and file transfer. its a fairly unique approach to secure messaging.

the project isnt ready to replace any existing apps or services, but given the competative market for this kind of project, id like to push it out to get feedback.

i made an attempt to create documentation on the website, but otherwise feel free to reach out with questions about how it works.

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Webcomponents With ReactJS Syntax (lemmy.ml)
 

I'm creating a JavaScript UI framework for my own projects. It's a learning journey and I'd like to share my progress.

I've written some blog posts about my progress so far:

  1. Functional Web Components - https://positive-intentions.com/blog/dim-functional-webcomponents
  2. Functional Todo App - https://positive-intentions.com/blog/dim-todo-list
  3. Async State Management - https://positive-intentions.com/blog/async-state-management
  4. Bottom-up Browser Storage - https://positive-intentions.com/blog/bottom-up-storage

Note: The UI framework is far from finished. I want to share progress to see if there are any outstanding issues I'm overlooking.

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Selfhosted P2P File Transfer & Messaging PWA (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by positive_intentions@lemmy.ml to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works
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App: https://chat.positive-intentions.com/

A p2p encrypted file transfer and messaging app. Here are some features below:

  • Open Source
  • Cross platform
    • PWA
    • iOS, Android, Desktop (self compile)
    • App store, Play store (coming soon)
    • Desktop
      • Windows, Macos, Linux (self compile)
      • run index.html on any modern browser
    • Decentralized
  • Secure
    • No cookies
    • P2P encrypted
    • No registration
    • No installing
  • Messaging
    • Group Messaging (coming soon)
    • Text Messaging
    • Multimedia Messaging
    • Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
    • Offline Messaging (in research phase)
    • File Transfer
    • Video Calls
  • Data Ownership
    • Self Hosting
    • GitHub pages Hosting
    • Local-Only storage

Check it out!

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Selfhosted P2P File Transfer & Messaging PWA (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by positive_intentions@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
6 comments fedilink
 

App: https://chat.positive-intentions.com/

A p2p encrypted file transfer and messaging app. Here are some features below:

  • Open Source
  • Cross platform
    • PWA
    • iOS, Android, Desktop (self compile)
    • App store, Play store (coming soon)
    • Desktop
      • Windows, Macos, Linux (self compile)
      • run index.html on any modern browser
    • Decentralized
  • Secure
    • No cookies
    • P2P encrypted
    • No registration
    • No installing
  • Messaging
    • Group Messaging (coming soon)
    • Text Messaging
    • Multimedia Messaging
    • Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
    • Offline Messaging (in research phase)
    • File Transfer
    • Video Calls
  • Data Ownership
    • Self Hosting
    • GitHub pages Hosting
    • Local-Only storage

Check it out!

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Selfhosted P2P File Transfer & Messaging PWA (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by positive_intentions@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
0 comments fedilink
 

App: https://chat.positive-intentions.com/

A p2p encrypted file transfer and messaging app. Here are some features below:

  • Open Source
  • Cross platform
    • PWA
    • iOS, Android, Desktop (self compile)
    • App store, Play store (coming soon)
    • Desktop
      • Windows, Macos, Linux (self compile)
      • run index.html on any modern browser
    • Decentralized
  • Secure
    • No cookies
    • P2P encrypted
    • No registration
    • No installing
  • Messaging
    • Group Messaging (coming soon)
    • Text Messaging
    • Multimedia Messaging
    • Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
    • Offline Messaging (in research phase)
    • File Transfer
    • Video Calls
  • Data Ownership
    • Self Hosting
    • GitHub pages Hosting
    • Local-Only storage

Check it out!

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P2P Social Media (positive-intentions.com)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by positive_intentions@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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Roast the security of my app (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by positive_intentions@lemmy.ml to c/cybersecurity@lemmy.ml
4 comments fedilink
 

im aiming to make a chat app secure as theorhetically possible as a webapp. for transparency its open source. id like the experience to be as close to possible to a regular chat app. its important to note; there are limitation with p2p and webapps such that messages cant be sent if the peer isnt connected.

to keep this post brief, please take a look at the readme. it has all the information and links.

i dont think its ready to replace any app or service, but id love to get feedback on what you think would make it so you would use it more than once.

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Roast the security of my app (lemmy.ml)
 

im aiming to make a chat app secure as theorhetically possible as a webapp. for transparency its open source. id like the user experience to be as close to possible to a regular chat app. its important to note; there are limitation with p2p and webapps such that messages cant be sent if the peer isnt connected.

to keep this post brief, please take a look at the readme. it has all the information and links.

i dont think its ready to replace any app or service, but id love to get feedback on what you think would make it so you would use it more than once.

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What if someone creates a clone of my app for phishing? (lemmy.ml)
 

https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat

im working on a decentralized chat app similar to Simplex with the additional detail that it's mainly presented as a webapp. Simplex recently posted on their subreddit about "somone else" having registered and hosted a copy of thier website/app.

this could be for something like phishing and they correctly notified people and reccommend to not download from there.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SimpleXChat/comments/1epuf5w/please_note_we_do_not_own_the_domain/

im now thinking i should point people to my github repository. (the links to the webapp and builds for ios/andoid/ desktop can be found directly there from the readme)... similar to a "domain", im sure its easy enough to create a new github organization and repo that looks similar to the one i already have.

i added a section in the readme about improving the security of the app by using a selfhosted version for those that want/need hightened security/privacy.

Simplex also mention they submitted a complaint to the domain registrar. id like help to learn about what other things i could do if somthing similar happens to my app. this is something that id like to know more about because its seems inevitable to happen (if it becomes popular) given my app is open source and easy to selfhost.

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