'DM Reporter Bot' Serves A Reminder About The Current State of Nostr DMs

The contents of private messages on Nostr are encrypted, but when and who you are talking to is currently 100% public information.

'DM Reporter Bot' Serves A Reminder About The Current State of Nostr DMs
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The Nostr Report, a Nostr-focused news channel, described the following sequence of events in its April 30, 2023 report.

  • "@dergigi discovers a “DM Reporter Bot” that posts leaked metadata from DMs including sender, receiver, time sent, and relay."
  • "It appears that specific npub stopped posting shortly after dergigi shared it."
  • "It’s a good reminder that although the contents of DMs can only be seen with the corresponding private keys, #nostr DMs are still not a great solution for private messaging."
Last post by 'DM Reported Bot.'

Although the issue was already known, the event ignited new discussions about possible solutions to the problem.

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