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I currently use Telegram for my friends and family, but have reluctantly come to the conclusion that the UK Government is either reaching agreement for backdoors with messaging services, or is trying its hardest to.

I'm also on Element/Matrix. Before I try to get my contacts to join me on there, should I be aware of any privacy issues or is that a good place to head?

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[–] guaraguaito@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 5 months ago (15 children)

I’ve honestly found signal better than matrix.

Matrix is just not there yet in terms of features UI etc and is less private than signal because it collects way more metadata and stuff. I know the idea of federation is cool, but Signal works better for the privacy aspect.

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 months ago (11 children)

The downside of Signal is that it's centralized, and thus at the whim of those who run it. Structurally, it's not really different from Whatsapp or Telegram except for who owns it.

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago

it’s not really different from Whatsapp or Telegram

That's not true. WhatsApp is fully proprietary and Telegram doesn't use E2EE by default. And even if you enable it, they use a weak encryption protocol.

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