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It will be open source, end to end encrypted using Signal’s double ratchet encryption protocol, and he plans to make it easy for fediverse platforms to integrate it. The beta will release later this month.

He’s also the creator of https://fedidb.org btw

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[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've been unhappy with the direction Signal has taken in recent months and Matrix always felt like it was trying to do too many things at once.

Happy to see something that would integrate directly into Fediverse platforms as it will greatly enhance interplatform communication.

Like a better FB messager.

[–] Idealist7431@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] jack@monero.town 3 points 1 year ago

It's great, I'm migrating all my contacts to it. AGPL, no phone number or identifier, decentralized, official lemmy community, fast development pace, ...

[–] joshuaacasey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Session too. Not a big fan of signal since it requires giving them your phone number.

[–] hani@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] d-_-xb@artemis.camp 2 points 1 year ago

I’d never heard of that until now, looks amazing!

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Beeper is truly fucking amazing.