What else should we use?
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Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 1 month agoMatrix being invented in israel does sketch me out a bit.
autonomoususer@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Signal is decently rated. it is still a little more centralized than Matrix but that also makes setup easier. I’m not a cybersecurity guy though so I have no idea what’s actually good and what’s not, I just go by recommendation from people on the interwebs.
Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
It’s fully end-to-end encrypted by default, and it also encrypts and minimizes metadata. It’s also completely free & open source, and I don’t think they have ever terminated an account for any reason other than spam. These are the things that actually matter.
Adanisi@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
If there was malware in Matrix I’m sure the many people who have looked at the code would have found it by now. It’s also worth noting that most Matrix servers you can choose are not in Israel.
And Signal is not a good alternative, as just like Microsoft here, they can ban you if they don’t like where you’re sending messages.
Free/open source software is an international development effort. Whether some developers are Israeli is irrelevant because the code is public and has developers worldwide.
And they are famous for spyware, yes, but that’s from specific state-sanctioned companies. Like NSO group.