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> IRC used to work like I described, and it had no trouble talking to strangers. Except for the server, which is usually run on a box you don't control. > Web
by squigz 2y ago
> IRC used to work like I described, and it had no trouble talking to strangers.
Except for the server, which is usually run on a box you don't control.
> Websites are usually hosted on machines the owner controls, running software the owner controls, yet have no trouble talking to the external world.
Most websites are absolutely not ran on machines the owner controls...
- torginus 2y agoBut the important thing is in both cases, I have the option of running it like that, if security is important to me. In the case of Slack, Discord or Teams I have to implicitly trust the mothership. In a world where all these companies are eager to hide clauses that allow them to train on your data, and where controversies pop up where Tesla employees share your in-car camera videos among each other, I'd rather have a product where I can limit who I need to trust, especially if I'm running something as sensitive as a government agency.