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And open source allowing for independent verification. We have tons of good open source apps like Signal and Matrix, why would we ever need one controlled by f
by AWildC182 7y ago
And open source allowing for independent verification. We have tons of good open source apps like Signal and Matrix, why would we ever need one controlled by facebook of all companies?
- ac29 7y ago> why would we ever need one controlled by facebook of all companies? The value of WhatsApp is not that its technically better than Signal or Matrix, the value is that there are 1B+ users.
- tripzilch 7y agoBecause Matrix has terrible UX and its apps have terrible GUIs. And because Signal has this weird hangup about federation, requiring a closed server, being super paranoid secure on one side and expecting that amount of "trust" on the other. (I call it a weird hangup because I've only read bad explanations and evasive answers about why this is) Give me Matrix with Signal's UX, and I'd be all over it :-)