• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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        4 months ago

        A different encrypted messaging service. Decent, but hasn’t taken off despite using email for accounts rather than phone bonkers numbers

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            4 months ago

            I mean, not really.

            Which standard are they going to be forced to use? What infrastructure? What encryption? Are they going to be forced to develop apps for every platform?

            The best you can hope to expect is apps using the same standard being compatible. Xmpp, matrix, whisper, whatever. Even matrix bridges don’t really fix compatibility across standards very well.

            It’s nice to think that anyone anywhere, could expect to install any app and communicate with anyone else and maintain encryption as well as full privacy. But as far as anyone I’ve ever seen talk about it that’s actually trained in the technology behind it all, it isn’t possible unless there’s a single, enforced standard in use.

            Does it suck to have to deal with multiple apps? Hell yes. But I also don’t like the idea of being forced to use whatever compromise protocol would make it realistic. I’d rather have a dozen apps with no single gatekeeper between them.

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              4 months ago

              Isn’t this going to be enforced by the EU 3 months ago?

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            4 months ago

            Wire has equal cryptography, but it also has anonymity. I don’t understand why anyone uses signal.

            For the Sticker emojis, I guess

            Neither encrypts keys on desktop. They really are both about equal with regard to crypto