5/23/22, 12:38 AM What is Bridgefy? Offline Texting App Hit Among Myanmar Protesters Users can share images, videos and live location as well. There is also a broadcast Become a Q-Insider feature that allows you to communicate with nearby users even if they are not in your contact list.Russia Ukraine Crisis The Indian American My Report Support Special Projects WebQoof Entertainment Where is Bridgefy useful? Ideally, Bridgefy can be used in scenarios where several users are gathered in one location. For instance, at concerts, sports events, or during natural disasters. Mostly offline apps are used in a protest where internet services are disrupted. However, Bridgefy becomes completely pointless if you have no other Bridegefy user within Bluetooth range. Is Bridgefy a secure app? Bridgefy has assured users that it uses end-to-end encryption and other security improvements to ensure safe communication. But, many researchers have uncovered flaws and weaknesses that show that just about every claim of anonymity, privacy, and reliability is outright false. According to researchers at The University of London, the Bridgefy app can be easily attacked by any moderate-skill level hackers. Some of the attacks can be decrypting and reading direct messages of the users and impersonating users to anyone else on the network. What are the alternatives to Bridgefy? A similar app, Firechat, uses wireless mesh networking to enable smartphones to connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi without an internet connection by connecting peer to peer. It has been used in protests in Iran and Iraq. (With inputs from The Indian Express) Also Read Explained: Myanmar’s Military History & What Led To Recent Coup https://www.thequint.com/tech-and-auto/all-you-need-to-know-about-bridgefy-app-myanmar-protesters#read-more 3/14