i've just seen a comment in a post, in this very community, saying people trust signal because of missinformation (from what i could undertand).
if this is true, then i have a few questions:
-what menssaging app should i use for secure communications? i need an app that balances simplicity and security.
-how to explain it to my friends who use signal because i recomended?
-what this means for other apps in general?
Your mom uses Matrix? You could set up something with random people you just met? Because we're at that stage with Signal. It's private and convenient. If I want to have some soort of anonimity I'll use different platforms, indeed.
Yes. My whole family uses Matrix. Including my parents. And no, they're not technical at all. Father, step mother, sister, wife.
And yes I can give someone a link to join me on matrix.
Installing Element has become super easy IMO.
And are you selfhosting and have them join you or how and where do they get their accounts? When the encryption keys don't sync, who's doing tech support?
I mean, my mother is 78. It's all kind of challenging.
At the moment I'm happily on matrix.org and donating monthly to them. Most of my community is on their own Matrix servers. Outages happen, but most of the time it's matrix.org that has an issue and the self-hosters are still able to chat and make fun of me. :) In a friendly way.
Encryption keys not syncing also happens. But it seems to be getting less and less. There are different steps for different devices and platforms. Normally leaving a room and rejoining works to resolve. Sucks, but the Matrix group are ACTIVELY trying to hunt these down.
My father is 71. The Element phone install basically walks you through the process. Including which server to connect to. You'd give them yours if you want them on just yours.
Everyone's situation is different. if you're interested, try it. See if it works. Maybe it doesn't. Then stick with Signal. Signal is awesome, but it is far from perfect.
Matrix is awesome, and it's nowhere near perfect.
Use the tool that works best for you. Some security and encryption is worth it than 0 security and encryption.