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Find a way to get mobile phone functions without a physical phone, or at least without a SIM card or using traditional (abusive) means. The vision is to separate the phone from the wireless services. One might use available WiFi services or a personal hotspot to connect. This creates an additional firewall to protect data and adds flexibility for the type of device that can be used, including the use of a Linux / open source devices. | Find a way to get mobile phone functions without a physical phone, or at least without a SIM card or using traditional (abusive) means. The vision is to separate the phone from the wireless services. One might use available WiFi services or a personal hotspot to connect. This creates an additional firewall to protect data and adds flexibility for the type of device that can be used, including the use of a Linux / open source devices. | ||
Expected Benefits: | |||
* Firewall between one's apps and data and the data service provider (ISP or wireless company). | |||
* Can actually shut off one's mobile hotspot and eliminate wireless phone company tracking. | |||
* ALL services, including phone and text could be run through a VPN, for further privacy from the phone company. | |||
* Phone services with a fixed phone number can be provided anywhere in the world. | |||
* One can use a REAL KEYBOARD instead of a crappy touchscreen. | |||
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* Stephen had been using XMPP for 17 years...really wanted to send text from XMPP, met Denver... | * Stephen had been using XMPP for 17 years...really wanted to send text from XMPP, met Denver... | ||
* Denver decided to start a county | * Denver decided to start a county | ||
* They can use multiple clients (I think their service is mostly providing the gateway / telephone numbers) | |||
* [https://snikket.org/ Snikket] is their top app for Android & iOS. | |||
** Compatible with Conversations | |||
** Can host your own network | |||
** Includes text, secure audio & video calls | |||
** App available on Google Play, Apple App Store, and [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.snikket.android/ F-Droid] | |||
* Jabber network gets a lot of credit for starting the whole thing | |||
* (Ramiro brings up DPCP DPCT?? server for BTC, LTC, Monero, etc... would be good to know more about that.) | |||
* Cheogram is a big chunk of their infrastructure, source code here: https://soprani.ca/ | |||
* Ramiro does a nice howto at the end of the video (link takes you to the appropriate timestamp): https://odysee.com/@takebackourtech:f/xmpp-jmp:8?r=DZ4EWxZ7Qm3HPnNU3rnFQF4vmCxaxuye&t=2614 | |||
Latest revision as of 04:59, 4 January 2024
Purpose[edit | edit source]
Find a way to get mobile phone functions without a physical phone, or at least without a SIM card or using traditional (abusive) means. The vision is to separate the phone from the wireless services. One might use available WiFi services or a personal hotspot to connect. This creates an additional firewall to protect data and adds flexibility for the type of device that can be used, including the use of a Linux / open source devices.
Expected Benefits:
- Firewall between one's apps and data and the data service provider (ISP or wireless company).
- Can actually shut off one's mobile hotspot and eliminate wireless phone company tracking.
- ALL services, including phone and text could be run through a VPN, for further privacy from the phone company.
- Phone services with a fixed phone number can be provided anywhere in the world.
- One can use a REAL KEYBOARD instead of a crappy touchscreen.
XMPP[edit | edit source]
https://getstream.io/blog/xmpp-extensible-messaging-presence-protocol/ "Created in 1998 as the framework behind Jabber..."
- Uses an exchange of XML data, using a server as an intermediary.
- Can provide "presence" information (user is present/away, etc.)
- Uses TCP
- Can use TLS encryption
- Asynchronous push approach (rather than pull)
- Hosting can be decentralized -- users can set up their own servers
- Can function cross-protocols, including SMS, email, IRC
https://xmpp.org/software/?platform=linux lists a number of software clients, servers, libraries, etc. The list can be filtered by platform.
JMP[edit | edit source]
Website: https://jmp.chat/
Video interview on https://takebackourtech.org/xmpp-jmp/ actually hosted on Odyssee: https://odysee.com/@takebackourtech:f/xmpp-jmp:8?r=DZ4EWxZ7Qm3HPnNU3rnFQF4vmCxaxuye
- Presented by Take Back Our Tech (TBOT), creators of BeyondPhone, which includes a free trial of JMP. (BeyondPhone seems to have disappeared, but TBOT continues.
- Ramiro Romani, TBOT Founder
- Denver Gingerich "OSS Guy", started JMP in 2017
- Stephen Paul Weber, lead dev on JMP
- Allows XMPP users to communicate with phone users transparently & somewhat anonymously.
- Stephen had been using XMPP for 17 years...really wanted to send text from XMPP, met Denver...
- Denver decided to start a county
- They can use multiple clients (I think their service is mostly providing the gateway / telephone numbers)
- Snikket is their top app for Android & iOS.
- Compatible with Conversations
- Can host your own network
- Includes text, secure audio & video calls
- App available on Google Play, Apple App Store, and F-Droid
- Jabber network gets a lot of credit for starting the whole thing
- (Ramiro brings up DPCP DPCT?? server for BTC, LTC, Monero, etc... would be good to know more about that.)
- Cheogram is a big chunk of their infrastructure, source code here: https://soprani.ca/
- Ramiro does a nice howto at the end of the video (link takes you to the appropriate timestamp): https://odysee.com/@takebackourtech:f/xmpp-jmp:8?r=DZ4EWxZ7Qm3HPnNU3rnFQF4vmCxaxuye&t=2614