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ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

No 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.

simplex.chat/#how-simplex-works

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EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
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.

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jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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.

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- AbidanYre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  In person with a QR code
  
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  - EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Or a link.
    
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