web3privacy/Web3privacynowplatform/Briefs/Waku.md

Basic info

Request	Data point
Project name	Waku
Logotype	https://github.com/waku-org/docs.waku.org/blob/develop/static/img/logo_white.svg
Short project description (1 sentence)	A family of robust, censorship-resistant communication protocols designed to enable privacy-focused messaging for web3 apps.
Launch date	March 2022
Is it open source?	Yes
Website	https://waku.org
Github	https://github.com/waku-org

Token

Request	Data point
Do you have a token	No

Socials

Request	Data point
Blog	https://blog.waku.org/
Twitter (X)	https://x.com/waku_org
Telegram	https://t.me/waku_org
Discord	https://discord.waku.org
Other	https://logos.co

Docs

Request	Data point
Docs	https://docs.waku.org

Team

Request	Data point
Is your team anon or public	public
List core contributors	Available on Waku website soon.

Funding

Request	Data point
How are you funded	Self funded

Github

Request	Data point
What licence is in use	MIT+Apache2.0 / CC0

Technology

Request	Data point
Technical specialisation	communication, off-chain ephemeral messaging, sending arbitrary payload 1:1, 1:n, n:n
Specify technology readiness	pre-MVP
Features	censorship-resistant, privacy-focused, modular, scalable, caters for resource-restricted devices
Encryption method	Noise, ECIES, AES available to app builders out of the box. Bring-your-own also possible.

Privacy

Request	Data point
Is it peer-to-peer	yes
Complience	no
KYC	no
Privacy policy	https://waku.org/terms
Collected data	none
Data sharing	none
Sign-in requirments	none
Identity integrations	none

Security

Request	Data point
Social dependency	team, CEO
Third-parties dependency	none
Technical dependency	none
Have you been audited by a third-party	no

Roadmap (technical)

Request	Data point
When product had been launched	Available for permission-less usage since late 2021. MVP launch Dec 2023.
When mainnet, beta had been launched	December 2023