Delta ChatSep 13, 2025

What if a state tries to mandate us as #deltachat app devs/distributors to shut down a chat profile?

Nothing. It can't be done.

We have no list of chat identities, have no handle or data about them, and don't mediate the message transfer.

However, EU #Chatcontrol politicians and Russian authorities would want us to insert backdoors into our FOSS code. But that is nothing than can happen overnight, and we are fine with friendly forks already. Resilient private internet communication ftw :)

Show threadmaxmoon 🌱Sep 13, 2025

@delta So are there already backdoors or are you open for implementing them?

The last sentense of you is pretty sus.

Show threadDelta ChatSep 13, 2025
@utopify_org um, serious question? we are not open to implement backdoors. What would be the point of it all if we would implement back doors? How would we hide them among the contributors and security auditors, or.against just someone monitoring network traffic on their device? While "backdoor" is just a word it requires substantial work to realize one in our case and could hardly go undetected.
Show threadmaxmoon 🌱
@delta good… good… 💪
Sep 13, 2025 at 10:03amWeb
Show threadNot a Spring OnionSep 13, 2025

@utopify_org @delta

I wonder if this could become an approach (in a dystopic future that hopefully never comes):

"In compliance with local laws, we were forced to add a backdoor into this source file over there, line 233-235.
As this is open source, people could obviously remove those lines before building..."

(I wonder if the Hackerparagraph also applies if the developer/company of the app points out how to 'hack' it.  )