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I did my part to help reduce costs by switching to the decentralized alternative, Session.[0] Bonus: Session does not demand users' phone number. Also no bundl
by RunSet 3y ago
I did my part to help reduce costs by switching to the decentralized alternative, Session.[0]
Bonus: Session does not demand users' phone number. Also no bundled cryptocurrency.[1]
[0] https://getsession.org/ https://getsession.org/
[1] https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/signal.html https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/signal.html
- bsilvereagle 3y ago> Also no bundled cryptocurrency.[1] It seems like Session relies on Oxen's network, so while there is no inherent coin it is blockchain backed. > Session’s onion routing system, known as onion requests, uses Oxen‘s network of Oxen Service Nodes, which also power the $OXEN cryptocurrency. Check out Oxen.io to find more information on the tech behind Session’s onion routing. https://getsession.org/faq#onion-routing https://getsession.org/faq#onion-routing
- pluto_modadic 3y agoSession depends on the Loki blockchain, so I dispute point 1.
- RunSet 3y agoI don't consider Session to "bundle" the Loki blockchain or the Oxen network in any sense. Here is more information about what I meant when I used the term "bundled". https://www.techopedia.com/definition/4240/bundled-software https://www.techopedia.com/definition/4240/bundled-software
- xkcd-sucks 3y agoCool, glad to hear about this - However, it is still coupled to a cryptocurrency (https://oxen.io/ https://oxen.io/) even if not bundled wechat-style
- itstaipan 3y agoI think simpleX[0] is a better choice at this point with all the recent issues around oxen: not coupled to any crypto, no user ids, can host your own servers if need be, etc [0] https://simplex.chat/ https://simplex.chat/
- TacticalCoder 3y agoAnd as a bonus Session has the best line ever: "Send (encrypted) Messages, not metadata". They've given Signal quite the fork.