Definitely decentralization is a good idea, but it also adds a layer of complexity that many are unable to grasp. Signal is always the easiest but I have major concerns about their longevity.
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anakin78z@lemmy.world 1 day ago I guess it doesn’t have to be, but I really like the idea of having control over the data, and not handing it over to some other entity, even if they say they’re not evil. It just seems like communication without a 3rd party in between is a good idea, so I’m trying to make that work for now.
artyom@piefed.social 1 day ago
- anakin78z@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Yea, we tried Signal a while back, but for whatever reason we didn’t care for it.
Cyber@feddit.uk 1 day ago
+1 for XMPP
I’m currently using a public server until I get my own (Raspberry Pi) server running
Never had a missed notification / message and video calls are great too… even Grandma can use it
Using Conversations (Android) and Monal (ios)
wilo108@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
I host snikket (which is built on top of prosody) for my family and (especially) my pre-teen children and their friends. Pretty happy with it, all things considered.