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Time to get serious with E2E encrypted messaging (techcrunch.com)

submitted 18 hours ago by Morys@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 points 3 hours ago

I would be more concerned about how phone-oriented it is. A phone's default OS is such spyware that I am not sure just what is safe from from being uploaded. And even if the person wants a more private alternative, most phones have locked bootloaders. On the other hand, Linux would run on damn near anything... But using Signal on it without a smartphone is very annoying. No way my mom would understand an Android VM or a command-line client, because the desktop client isn't feature-full and doesn't even allow registration.