Current state of Waku v2 privacy / anonymity

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Closed kaiserd closed 2 years ago

kaiserd commented 2 years ago

This issue tracks the writing of a HackMD covering the current state of Waku v2 privacy/anonymity with a focus on Waku v2 relay. It is part of #107

The purpose of this write-up is

providing answers to frequently asked questions
being a first stage in preparing a series of research log articles on Waku v2 privacy / anonymity
- the first article in this series is tracked by https://github.com/vacp2p/research/issues/104

(The write-up will be off-the-cuff and non-comprehensive.)

cc @staheri14

kaiserd commented 2 years ago

Added attacker types and attacks. Also some info on Tor anonymity guarantees as well as some additions here and there.

kaiserd commented 2 years ago

Added some info on Briar and a comparison of Briar with Waku. Briar is a Tor based messenger and, unlike Tor, can be more diretly compared to Waku.

kaiserd commented 2 years ago

Work on the HackMD is finished for now. The HackMD will be basis for futher issues on the roadmap: #107