Quote from: BitcoinNewsMagazine on April 05, 2016, 07:09:05 PM

Quote from: classicsucks on April 05, 2016, 06:50:30 PM

Quote from: OmegaStarScream on April 05, 2016, 05:25:58 PM

what is your first impression on this when you tested it ?

Don't waste your time until they implement anonymity:
http://ohiobitcoin.com/ob1-ceo-brian-hoffman-explains-levels-of-anonymity-in-openbazaar/

Not sure about this Hoffman character. Also the nodeJS/python client/server architecture is bloated - I don't want to run all of this (likely insecure) shit on my machine. Sorry if it's a harsh review.

Hey, good catch. I did not realize they were UDP and incompatible with Tor. He did mention i2p as a possible future option.

Thanks. The info was not readily available as the architecture of OB is not easily discernable. It might be possible to run the OB Server on a remote host and send the client REST requests over the net, but I doubt this traffic is encrypted, or even secure...

I'm warming up to Hoffman slightly after watching this interview:
http://thisweekinstartups.com/brian-hoffman-openbazaar-bitcoin/

I think he simply forked Taaki's distributed market proof of concept code (DarkMarket), hired a dev team, and got some rich VCs to fund him. Given his VC backing, I doubt privacy will be a high priority... He mentions in the interview that he seeks to monetize the software by handling arbitration, escrow, etc. for a fee. Perhaps selling the customer/vendor data is also a stealth plan...