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Why not Matrix with bridges?
by hammyhavoc 5y ago
Why not Matrix with bridges?
- zaik 5y agoBridges require you to forfeit your credentials to your homeserver and break E2EE.
- hammyhavoc 5y agoBut surely if it was worth protecting then you would be having that conversation on Matrix in the first place rather than Facebook Messenger?
- zaik 5y agoI mostly use XMPP for secure communication. Sadly, Matrix does not built upon the XMPP standard and reinvents another incompatible E2EE chat protocol.
- BaseballPhysics 5y agoI had really mixed experiences with the various Matrix bridges the last time I tried this. I might have to take another crack at it, though, to see if it's gotten any better. Though, honestly, now that most people I know are on Signal, the only other messenger platform I care about is Slack, and given that's just for work, I'm not sure I care anymore...
- pabs3 5y agoYou can think of bridges as SaaS. Protocol support needs to be client-side so you don't become dependent on a remote service.