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Signal. Privacy.

Link to article from main Lemmy❤️ developer about Signal privacy. Mostly fair points. I kinda distrust so centralized services but basically we have no other options (Matrix is buggy in many aspects). What can you say about this article?

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  • I'm just waiting for the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), that requires interoperability between protocols (messenger, whatsapp, that apple thing, signal, matrix, etc., to kick in. Once that happens, I'll take a closer look at matrix.

    Matrix is also being rewritten in Go and one day, they'll hopefully support decentralised identities (aka your identity isn't tied to a server). When both are implemented, I think they'll be superior to many things out there.

    As to the article: yawn. Proof is lacking everywhere and the "it requires a telephone number" argument just keeps cropping up. Without a telephone number, what is the best way to discover your friends and family on a new network? If someone can respond with a viable alternative that doesn't involve sending a message to everybody over some insecure medium, I'm all ears.

    • As much as I love and follow matrix closely, I can't fully trust developers who aren't capable of deploying SSO in their product (look at dendrite mess). Unfortunately, following their SSO ticket chain was a mess and disappointment.

    • Matrix evolution is REALLY cool. Can't wait for new mobile clients because old have problems with notifications on iOS devices (relatives are using them).

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