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Well this is free software, but u less you're competent to audit it yourself, it's still unwise to rely on its security promises. But for people who don't need the guarantees, it would be nice if Tox were more convenient to use.

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What are the benefits of Tox without the guarantees?

Not intended as snark. Genuinely interested.

Does it have some features there that are superior to other systems? (Outside of the obvious features that are not guaranteed via audit.)

Wait, there's a lot in the obvious features.

But security and privacy are not really guaranteed. (Unless you are a person capable of performing an audit yourself.) Presumably those who need security and privacy would need the guarantee. So I was wondering outside of those two, are there other compelling features Tox could be marketing?

I understood it that features that are not guaranteed via audit are features other than security and privacy. And features outside of features that are not guaranteed via audit are two features - security and privacy.

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