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ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today 1 day agoNo identifiers.
To deliver messages, instead of user IDs used by all other platforms, SimpleX uses temporary anonymous pairwise identifiers of message queues, separate for each of your connections — there are no long term identifiers.
For me, the main distinction is selfhostability (although I have concerns about the majority keeping using the default servers, I could still ask a friend or family member to use mine).
Also I am a bit concerned about them pushing the “No identifiers” thing which seems misleading, since you’re still identified, just per-conversation.
jaybone@lemmy.world 1 day ago
So then how do you pair with a connection? Do you send them (out of band like through email or something) some kind of key that they then accept? That sounds super annoying.
AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 day ago
In person with a QR code
EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 22 hours ago
Or a link.