From b7e5a7ecaec9b74d02ae71bb365d78af9e73b98a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Torsten Grote Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:38:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add other information shared with contacts --- FAQ.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 547fcc4..b06af55 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ No. Briar does not conceal your identity from your contacts. It provides **unlin For example, Briar shares your Bluetooth address with your contacts so they can connect to you via Bluetooth when they're nearby. Your contacts could use this information to confirm a guess about your identity. Your Bluetooth address is shared even if you add a contact remotely by exchanging `briar://` links. +Other device information shared with contacts in order to connect with them: + +* the five most recent IPv4 LAN addresses and ports +* 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 + # Has Briar been independently audited? Yes, Briar was audited by Cure53 in 2017. You can read the audit report here: