Bridgefy
Bridgefy is a software company based in California, USA, dedicated to developing mesh-networking technology for mobile apps. It was founded circa 2014 by Jorge Rios, after conceiving the idea while participating in a tech competition called StartupBus.[1] Bridgefy's smartphone ad hoc network technology, apparently using Bluetooth Mesh, is licensed to other apps.[2][3][4]
Usage
The app gained popularity as a communication tactic during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests and Citizenship Amendment Act protests in India[5], because it requires people who want to intercept the message to be physically close because of Bluetooth's limited range, and the ability to daisy-chain devices to send messages further than Bluetooth's range.[6][7][8][9]
gollark: Some weird people have written webapps in assembly, even.
gollark: Why shouldn't they?
gollark: Not everyone is sensible.
gollark: Look, some people use Go.
gollark: I'm fine with it, as it is not Go.
See also
References
- Velázquez, Franck (November 22, 2018). "Bridgefy, la startup mexicana que te dejará pedir un Uber o recibir una alerta sísmica sin internet" [Bridgefy, the Mexican startup that will let you call an Uber or receive a seismic alert without the Internet]. Entrepreneur (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- Silva, Matthew De. "Hong Kong protestors revive mesh networks to preempt internet shutdown". Quartz. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- "Hong Kong Protestors Are Using An App That Doesn't Need Internet, And Bypass Chinese Snooping". The Times of India. 2019-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- Thompson, Clive (2019-09-03). "Hong Kong protestors using mesh-networking messaging app to evade authorities". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- Nandi, Tamal (2019-12-19). "Bridgefy: An offline messaging app suddenly gaining traction in India". livemint.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- "Hong Kong protesters using Bridgefy to stop China monitoring actions". News | The CEO Magazine. 2019-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- Jowitt, Tom (2019-09-03). "Bridgefy Grows Amid Hong Kong Protests | Silicon UK Tech News". Silicon UK. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- Wakefield, Jane (2019-09-03). "Hong Kong protesters using Bluetooth app". Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- "Hong Kong: Protesters using offline app Bridgefy to avoid being identified". Sky News. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
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