No one can, but isn't that the case for all software?

At least it is Free Software with reproducible builds, so you can audit the shit out of it.

I totally agree, but no one ever pays the money to have it properly audited

It has been audited. https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/wikis/FAQ#has-br...

And who audits the auditors?

It's you. You can pay to have it audited right now.

You can also audit it, if you have the skillset.

Using Tor onion services that get exchanges when adding a contact nearby via WiFi or Bluetooth. If adding over the internet, a rendezvous service will be created.

This should be fixed in the next release.

The article says: "All the issues found by the audit have been addressed in this beta release."

so the current version isn't audited?

if they changed the code and design after the audit, then much worse bugs might be hiding now, until that version is audited.

wtf :D

This is the Groupware that Munich will use btw. https://kolabsys.com/news/city-munich-goes-kolab-enterprise

Here's what PJ said:

If you have to stay on the Internet, my research indicates that the short term safety from surveillance, to the degree that is even possible, is to use a service like Kolab for email, which is located in Switzerland, and hence is under different laws than the US, laws which attempt to afford more privacy to citizens. I have now gotten for myself an email there, p.jones at mykolab.com in case anyone wishes to contact me over something really important and feels squeamish about writing to an email address on a server in the US.

There is also https://mykolab.com that PJ now uses:

If you have to stay on the Internet, my research indicates that the short term safety from surveillance, to the degree that is even possible, is to use a service like Kolab for email, which is located in Switzerland, and hence is under different laws than the US, laws which attempt to afford more privacy to citizens. I have now gotten for myself an email there, p.jones at mykolab.com in case anyone wishes to contact me over something really important and feels squeamish about writing to an email address on a server in the US.

NB

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6243518

Wow. I completely missed that first time around. Good catch!

There's also https://mykolab.com hosted in Switzerland. What's more: It is 100% Open Source, so you can host it yourself decentrally.

And you probably should, if you want to maximize your legal protections against governments where third-party access to your data gives the government easier access to your data.

That's already happening. https://MyKolab.com for example is heavily playing the hosted in Switzerland card.

I'd recommend https://MyKolab.com It is 100% Open Source and hosted in Switzerland where the world's strongest privacy laws exist.