Encrypted instant messaging is such a train wreck. Nothing works with anything. Hardly anyone knows how to verify identities properly (or at all). The article e

Encrypted instant messaging is such a train wreck. Nothing works with anything. Hardly anyone knows how to verify identities properly (or at all). The article expresses a fear that Signal messenger might become some sort of standard. The list of reasons presented in the same article effectively prevent that. XMPP is in fact one reasonable approach to standardization. Unfortunately, the Matrix project has caused an effective standard split. Bridging between the two systems still breaks encryption. Identities are not portable between the two systems either.