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For a more technical explanation, for adding each new contact a separate Tor hidden service gets created whose address depends on both your own and your contact's public key. See the [Bramble Rendezvous Protocol](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-spec/-/blob/master/protocols/BRP.md#2-the-rendezvous-protocol) for more information.
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For a more technical explanation, for adding each new contact a separate Tor hidden service gets created whose address depends on both your own and your contact's public key. See the [Bramble Rendezvous Protocol](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-spec/-/blob/master/protocols/BRP.md#2-the-rendezvous-protocol) for more information.
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# Does Briar provide anonymity?
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No. Briar does not conceal your identity from your contacts. It provides *unlinkability* but not *anonymity*. This means nobody else can discover who your contacts are, but your contacts **may** be able to discover who you are.
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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.
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# Has Briar been independently audited?
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# Has Briar been independently audited?
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Yes, Briar was audited by Cure53 in 2017. You can read the audit report here:
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Yes, Briar was audited by Cure53 in 2017. You can read the audit report here:
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# Does Briar include malware, spyware, trackers or backdoors?
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# Does Briar include malware, spyware, trackers or backdoors?
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No, Briar doesn't include malware, spyware, trackers or backdoors - and we can prove it!
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No. Briar doesn't include malware, spyware, trackers or backdoors - and we can prove it!
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We have a reproducible build process that can prove that the application published on our website (and in Google Play and F-Droid) corresponds exactly to the published source code. You can read more about reproducible builds here:
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We have a reproducible build process that can prove that the application published on our website (and in Google Play and F-Droid) corresponds exactly to the published source code. You can read more about reproducible builds here:
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