AQ is an experimental messaging prototype that removes platform-validated identity. There are no usernames, phone numbers, or global accounts. Each relationship is cryptographically isolated, and messages are admitted only when they correctly advance a shared continuity state for that relationship.
The relay sees per-relationship mailbox identifiers and network metadata (timing/volume), but it does not have the per-relationship secrets or continuity state needed to decrypt message content or forge messages that recipients would accept. This does not claim to defeat traffic analysis by a global observer.
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Your passphrase encrypts only your local vault on this device. It is never transmitted, never used to encrypt messages, and never used to establish identity.
Your local vault will be erased, and you will lose all contacts, groups, and conversations. This action cannot be reversed.