Re: [Ring] Some suggestions

[Philippe Gorley]

On 2018-10-28 4:51 a.m., Martin Hess wrote:
> Dear supporters and ring team,
>
>
> I believe ring has great concept with it's fully distributed and 
> encrypted communication. Whatsapp needs an alternative ;-).  So I was 
> going to give it a try on my smartphone. Well I cancelled installation 
> because of permissions needed even worse than whatsapp???
>
> # connect and disconnect from wifi? - When rings wants and I don't know 
> about?
>
> # pair with Bluetooth devices? Ok, ring has a bluetooth feature?
>
> #read call log?
>
> ...
>
> To keep on going transparent, I would suggest you to list the 
> permissions in the ring google play description (like other privacy apps 
> do) with the ring features linked to it. Clear for everyone, why they 
> are needed.
>
>
> Please answer me one question: When I create a new ring account where is 
> the new account stored in the distributed, serverless ring network?

It is stored on your device (in this case your smartphone), and only on 
your device. I highly suggest you make a backup of your account archive. 
You can find more info on how to do so here:
https://git.ring.cx/savoirfairelinux/ring-client-android/issues/518
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/ring/2018-01/msg00065.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/ring/2018-10/msg00006.html

> Best regards
>
> Martin

Cheers,

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Philippe Gorley
Free Software Consultant | Montréal, Qc
Savoir-faire Linux