Send messages to each other in the absence of an Internet connection and do not depend on the signal stability of the operator’s core network, a new mobile phone-to-phone mobile application - Tin can. The only limitation in his work is the distance between the communicating devices, it should be no more than 10 meters.
The circle of users of such “near-range” messages can actually be large, from protestors at rallies to disaster victims.
“The idea has ripened in my mind for 3 or 4 years,” says Mark Katakovski, founder of the Hubski web community. "It seems to me that this is what our phones always had to be able to do."
In essence, the technology behind Tin Can cannot be called innovative. The application serves for the same communication capabilities inherent in any device with Wi-Fi or 3G to support the transfer of messages a la Twitter.
By default, messages are sent to all phones with Tin Can installed. Each such phone in this case will work as a relay point. However, users do not need to see all incoming messages. They can configure the application to view messages only from specific subscribers.
On the one hand, we have become accustomed to the ability to send and receive messages at a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers in seconds, and the next messenger does not look like something particularly useful. But on the other hand, such “network-free” social networks will probably be in demand where, for example, a hurricane can disable cellular towers, and totalitarian regimes can eliminate access to the Internet.
In this case, Tin Can can be useful not only in particularly critical situations. According to Katakowski, the benefits of Tin Can can be enjoyed at concerts, sporting events and in any other places where access to Wi-Fi and the operator’s network may be limited.
Now the application is scheduled to run on Google Play and later on Windows, but the author suspects that Apple will most likely refuse to allow its use on their devices. The developer agrees that “device-device” applications are theoretically capable of spreading malware and viruses with the same ease with which they send messages. To all this, the messages themselves do not contain any data linking them to any particular phone and are essentially untraceable.
Understanding all the possible risks, Katakowski believes that Tin Can will overcome them, and the potential benefits of him will outweigh all the costs.
Based on dailydot.com
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