Bleep: A More Secure Way to Message

Arpan SinhaCyber Security

Have you ever wondered if your text messages might be at risk? Text messages use server-based peer-to-peer messaging techniques, which means that the server’s database stores all your text messages, which can compromise your data and identity. Moreover, along with your identity, your messages too are at risk.

Enter Bleep! Your one-stop messaging platform that guarantees your privacy.

According to BitTorrent, their new advent, Bleep will rule out the chances of such threats. It uses server-less communication. Your phone stores your texts in an image form, and not on any cloud or server. According to Farid Fadaie from BitTorrent, “Since our open alpha release last September, a lot has happened in the private messaging space. Services have come and gone, some have been breached and patched, and in many cases, users have been left feeling violated, or at the very least, changed what they say or do online. There have been various costs involved, which we have to cut down. We’ve decided that one of those costs should not be your identity.”

 

After downloading the Bleep app, you must enter a nickname to verify your email address. The verification part is optional but it will help you locate your friends. You can also invite people with the help of a special key they provide. The messaging has two modes, which you can easily switch while in a conversation. One is normal messaging; and the other is the whisper mode, where you can send pictures which will be visible only for 25 seconds, just like Snapchat. The app also lets you call like every other app. However, despite the fact that there is no end-to-end encryption, it is still safe.

 

Bleep also has a desktop version. Hence, you can access your messages on your Windows PC or a Mac laptop. This is how the application’s interface on an Android phone looks like:

image source: Google Play Store

image source: Google Play Store

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