India has directed GitHub to disable access to the repositories of Bitchat, Jack Dorsey’s decentralized Bluetooth mesh messaging application, under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act and the IT Rules, 2021. According to the official notice issued by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), authorities argue that Bitchat’s decentralized architecture, lack of mandatory user registration, absence of centralized logging, and ability to operate without internet connectivity make lawful interception and criminal investigations significantly more difficult.
Never heard of this. I have difficulty imagining where these Bluetooth mesh networks exist where they can cover more than a small neighborhood.
If you have enough density people can become relays; which expands the area. Plus you can always meet in a general location in a mall or some other public space without making de-anonimizing actions.
Youeally have to have a dedicated community however I was very surprised that my city did have one and they are extremely enthusiastic about it.
If you live in a bigger city you should check and see if they have one unfortunately Facebook and discord are the best ways to find them but I think there’s also a website of some sort that shows mesh network communities near you or something like that.