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Unless something has changed in the past years, Signal and Matrix have this in common that any room you join displays your identifier for every one to see (phon
by southerntofu 5y ago
Unless something has changed in the past years, Signal and Matrix have this in common that any room you join displays your identifier for every one to see (phone number / MXID) publicly, leading to problems of harassment/spam.
But i entirely agree with your point that relying on a single actor for updates/security is really the worst.
- phicoh 5y agoI'd say that revealing a phone number is probably worse than a matrix ID. But indeed, it would be nice if miatrix clients from element would support multiple identities. Then you can join a room with a disposable account.
- Zash 5y agoOne of the nice things with XMPP, where in public channels your address is generally only shown to room moderators, not to all participants.