From 34e56fa36f40f90101b1f5fd66177e869ce52afc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Duke Leto Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:01:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 206fbe0..6cabc2e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ No. We do not use code directly from Signal, but the ideas from the protocol and Signal requires phone numbers and is a centralized service. HushChat is completely anonymous and decentralized and requires absolutely no metadata be given to any centralized third parties. +## How does it compare to Conceal (CCX) and LOKI chat systems (Session) ? + +Glad you asked! + + * Monero family coins have no encrypted data storage at the protocol level! + * Zcash Protocol coins have encrypted data at the protocol level via the memo field + * This means that Monero family coins are inherently inferior to build an encrypted chat system upon + * The encryption must be added at a higher level and really stands out, you know which transactions are chats + and which are not + * The design of HushChat is such that every normal HUSH transaction looks like a chat, and every chat + looks like the most common kind of Hush transaction. There is no way to tell if chat is being used in any + z2z transaction or not. This is caused "plausible deniability" and also there is no way to know *how many* + people are being communicated with, another kind of plausible deniability. + * CCX and LOKI have none of the above properties, their systems are centralized and have very little privacy, if any. + * Additionally, Conceal and LOKI have no censorship-prevention and are not protected by Bitcoin Hashrate Security via Delayed-Proof-of-Work + * CCX and LOKI are off-chain only, while HushChat can be either on-chain or off-chain. ## What kind of interfaces will there be to HushChat?