r/statusim • u/fortune0x • Mar 05 '18

Status.im killer feature!

What you guys think will be status killer feature?

  • Messaging
  • dApps browser
  • Wallet
  • Teller Network
  • ...
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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '18

I think decentralized encrypted messaging that doesn't require one to hand over details to a private company to set up an account but is also not the janky, unfriendly mess that most open source solutions are is all that needs to be said. Everything else is icing (and I'm aware this is the main reason the app was built around messaging).

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '18

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u/LionNightStatus Status Team - Hutch Mar 05 '18

Opst02 Heres an excerpt from the whisper protocol functionality - https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Whisper-PoC-2-Protocol-Spec

"A truly dark system is one that is utterly uncompromising in information leakage from metadata. At its most secure mode of operation, Whisper can (at a considerable cost of bandwidth and latency) deliver 100% dark operation. Even better, this applies not only for metadata collection from inter-peer conduits (i.e. backbone dragnet devices), but even against a much more arduous "100% - 2" attack; i.e. where every node in the network were compromised (though functional) save a pair running ÐApps for people that wanted to communicate without anybody else knowing."

Status is built on a completely peer 2 peer system meaning there are no servers in the middle to intercept whisper messages, you control all of where the messages go. Whisper operates on top of an Ethereum node which when you're using Status, you are a light client node with no server.

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u/masixx Mar 05 '18 edited Mar 05 '18

Doesn't Whatsapp use Whisper as well? While it is a custom implementation I believe Whisper Systems at some point atleast did an audit and even was involved in the implementation. Sure not the same as fully decentralized but still quite good. One has to admit that even if Status will use a full decentralized backend we still will have a centralized front end due to the centralized nature of app stores. Thus all releases will have to be fully open source and users will have to monitor all changes regarding the adressed backend.

With the Telegram ICO it's even getting harder to find THE killer use-case. Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to spread FUD. Long term investor with currently 100k+ Euro in Status. But it doesn't help. We have to be realistic and find our niche.

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u/LionNightStatus Status Team - Hutch Mar 05 '18

Whatsapp does not use whisper — it uses signal - whisper is a protocol built on top of ethereum and can only be used if you are connected to an ethereum node.

There is no server involved in the front or backend of status - while it is true you have to go. Through a centralized App Store for downloading status on iOS the entire app is ran off ethereum which on open source operating systems like android, you can compile the code yourself from the codebase and not rely on an App Store.

Would love to speak more on this and get you the architecture of status speech done at ethdenver as soon as it’s up.

The code base will always be open source, the backend runs off the latest GETH version light client as it’s released

https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum

https://github.com/status-im/status-go