diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 2d3c0c6..1efcc0d 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ Your Briar link contains a public key and it is safe to publish in the same way # Can people track my online status if I publish my `briar://` link? -No, your online status isn't exposed by publishing your `briar://` link. For strangers to be able to connect to you you must first add them as a contact, otherwise they won't know where to find you in the Tor network. +No, your online status isn't exposed by publishing your `briar://` link. For strangers to be able to connect to you, you must first add them as a contact, otherwise they won't know where to find you in the Tor network. -For a more technical explanation, for each new contact a separate Tor hidden service gets created whose address depends on both your own and your contact's public key. See the [Bramble Rendezvous Protocol](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-spec/-/blob/master/protocols/BRP.md#2-the-rendezvous-protocol) for more information. +For a more technical explanation, for adding each new contact a separate Tor hidden service gets created whose address depends on both your own and your contact's public key. See the [Bramble Rendezvous Protocol](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-spec/-/blob/master/protocols/BRP.md#2-the-rendezvous-protocol) for more information. # Has Briar been independently audited?