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Author here. This is how it was meant to be but I somehow overlooked it. Thanks, will implement.

Author here. I concur, just like any other open source software running as a hosted service. It has to be trust based.

It's actually meant for small group of people to have private conversations and is not really ideal for take a huge public discussion private. The idea of marking a peer the creator or making the first peer an owner complicates the whole privacy and security aspect.

Thanks :)

Public key encryption is definitely a good idea and could be an optional feature for an upcoming version.

Author here. Right now, it's only as secure as https, but I'll look into JS encryption. It's just a fun project that came out of some Go experiments.

Message transmission is over SSL with no logging anywhere.

Thanks! Use cases could be, quick private convo. at a workplace, taking a discussion on a public forum private (like HN or Reddit), talking to strangers (eg: Craigslist) without adding them to your FB or Google Talk, exchanging secrets with your friends without leaving logs on your Google talk etc. :)

Yes, that's by design. These rooms are meant to be completely ephemeral and private amongst small groups of peers. It's critical to ensure that anyone who is connected is able to quickly dispose of the room for security / privacy reasons. Once a room is created, there is no "admin" or "host" per se, just a short lived private space.

Author here. Yes of course - https://github.com/goniltalk/niltalk

PS: The "source" link is in the footer of the website as well.