San Francisco-based file-sharing protocol operators BitTorrent has released an Apple-friendly version of its peer-to-peer messaging application Bleep. The app runs on iOS, Apple’s operating system, and its makers claim that it guarantees its users anonymity, as well as fully encrypted voice calls.
Bleep’s makers claim that the service is server-less, and that BitTorrent will not save any of its users’ chat records.
BitTorrent’s Senior Director of Product Development, Farid Fadaie spoke of the company’s desire to provide a messaging service that offers its users greater privacy though safer metadata options for its users.
Fadai explained, “Many messaging apps advertising privacy and security by offering end-to-end encryption for messages. But when it comes to handling metadata, they are still leaving their users exposed.”
BitTorrent has also hinted that it may add more in the way of functionality to its messaging service, with offline messaging expected to be included in future versions of the software.
The company has faced criticism in the past from parties who claim that the protocol encourages internet piracy, although officials from the company have publically stated that the company does not condone copyright infringement.
By Timothy Daniel
