The internet is becoming increasingly draconian. You can’t seem to go anywhere without being bombarded with censorship and restrictions from Big Tech. However, there are some forms of pushback with decentralized communities, one of which includes the release of Dino 0.1, an open-source messenger that’s currently available for download from over on the Dino.im website.
With the help of more than 30 contributors, Dino allows users to message one another with the privacy and security only provided by a decentralized federated infrastructure.
As noted on the website, it makes use of the XMPP “Jabber” protocol and can connect with other XMPP clients and servers. XMPP is one of the core standards of online messaging, used as a framework for dozens of communication systems out there.
According to the original developers, the idea was to provide users with something similar to Facebook’s offerings or WhatsApp but without the risk of having your privacy betrayed by Big Tech. They explain on the website…
“Chat applications like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are easy to use and thus were adopted by billions of people. However, they are closed-source and the companies behind them are frequently criticized for misuse of private data. Multiple messaging apps grew around the idea of providing a privacy-friendly alternative, for example Signal and Wire. While they provide encryption and release source-code, their users still have to rely on a centralized service and trust a single company.”
The app allows you to create friends lists, end-to-end encryption to keep you and your data safe, peer-to-peer file sharing, image sharing, and no limitation on data transfers between users.
You can download the Dino messaging app right now and once you create an XMPP account you’ll be able to access communities across the federated networks.
The app is available right now for Linux operating systems. You can select your distribution and download the Dino from over on the Open Use organization website.
(Thanks for the news tip Ebicentre)
