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> it has all of Signal's security but none of its flaws. What about metadata protection? Whenever I hear people talk about how unsupportive Signal / Moxie is o
by codethief 6y ago
> it has all of Signal's security but none of its flaws.
What about metadata protection? Whenever I hear people talk about how unsupportive Signal / Moxie is of federation and how federation would be better for everyone's privacy, my question is this: In case of Signal you only need to trust one provider (Signal) with your metadata (who's talking to whom) whereas with a federated network you have to trust your provider and all providers your friends use.
On top of that Signal has a track record of standing in for their users' privacy[0]. That probably can't be said about the administrator of some random Matrix server.
[0]: https://signal.org/bigbrother/eastern-virginia-grand-jury/ https://signal.org/bigbrother/eastern-virginia-grand-jury/
- Youden 6y ago> whereas with a federated network you have to trust your provider and all providers your friends use. Currently, yes, you're right. However Matrix is actively working on eliminating this problem in various ways. The most recent reference I know of is [0]. However I don't think the state of things today leaves a clear winner. Right now it's a tradeoff. You can either trust Signal and put all of your communications in the hands of a single third-party (so single point of failure) or you can use Matrix and deal with the levels of trust you're happy to place in your friends' homeservers (but gain multiple points of failure). [0]: https://fosdem.org/2020/schedule/event/dip_p2p_matrix/ https://fosdem.org/2020/schedule/event/dip_p2p_matrix/