They don't need an identifier, they have both user's IPs/session IDs and channel IDs available. Date/time of messages is also precise. Connecting into multiple friends with the same IP reveals more about you. If the server decides to track (which a court order might require them to) the metadata is probably useful.
The beauty of the GiftWrap design is that people can setup their own Inbox relays at will. The package only arrives in the receipient's server, not in the sender's if the person doesnt want to (save a copy locally only). That with random date/times makes it harder for relays to track.
Then of course, clients can always use a separate Tor circuit to make sure relays don't receive anything but the message in each connection.
How is it different from setting up your own SMP receiving relay?
Correct me if I am wrong but the SMP contains both user messages. In Nostr each user relay has the peer user messages. Relay can't count the full conversation.
Had to read the above a few times as I'm not very technical. Are you suggesting nostr will be able to provide better privacy compared to SimpleX? How can Nostr hide the metadata? And last question, is something like 0xChat potentially the way?
Yep, we hope to do better than SimpleX. The implementation 0xChat and Amethyst have is the same and already this new model :)
0xChat looks pretty awesome on the UI level too, first iOS app that looks sincerely made since Damus. No pushy onboarding, lean settings, and finally someone went with a semitransparent menu bar again.
Yep, they are awesome. I still need to integrate their voice and video calls with Amethyst. But DMs and group chats already work quite well.
Brilliant, is there anywhere I can find this explained? Thank you
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