diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index b06af55..6c4638e 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ Other device information shared with contacts in order to connect with them: * the most recent IPv6 link-local address for the Wi-Fi interface (on some android devices the ipv6 link-local address is based on the hardware MAC, so it has similar privacy issues to the Bluetooth address) * the address of Briar's Tor onion service +None of this should reveal anything about your location or identity on its own, but it could be used to confirm a guess about your identity (e.g. "network logs showed that the suspect's laptop received address `192.168.0.222` from the router in the cafe, which is consistent with the LAN IP address we received from the anonymous whistleblower". + # Has Briar been independently audited? Yes, Briar was audited by Cure53 in 2017. You can read the audit report here: