Comment on What are your opinions on Matrix?

• mister_monster@monero.town ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No, to be searchable by your friends you have to attach your matrix ID to your phone number and upload it to an identity server, which anyone can run of course but which is useless unless its the new vector identity server. It’s a central database of verified matrix IDs.

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  • dngray@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    you have to attach your matrix ID to your phone number

    Yes, this is FUD, it’s not necessary, and entirely opt-in. Also you don’t even need to connect to the identity server.

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    • mister_monster@monero.town ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, you don’t have to. But to be able to easily prove you are who you are to IRL people you will. And the decision tells you something about the product and protocol design.

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      • ninchuka@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        what? no you dont and the founders have said they dont like them at all since they go against the core of matrix but they make alot of sense in businesses for an internal chat app

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  • ninchuka@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    you dont, users can find me just fine without sending my phone number to an idenity server, please stop spreading FUD

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    • mister_monster@monero.town ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      OK… Google “matrix identity server” since you don’t know what I’m trying to say.

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      • ninchuka@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I know exactly what it is and you dont need one to be found

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