zaik

54 ms·

811.
by zaik 5y ago
> Remember, when my friend Steve sent me a Signal message last week, Signal does not know who sent that. This seems wrong. How could the Signal server have relayed the message from Steve to you if it does not know the recipient?
812.
by zaik 5y ago
> It can even be a virtual/landline/temporary phone number without any SIM cards or cell phones involved. Then contact discovery would not work, which is the main advantage of collecting the phone number in the first place. How
813.
by zaik 5y ago
In Conversations unauthenticated messages are displayed with a red background, whereas OMEMO authenticated messages are displayed in green. They do not look the same.
814.
by zaik 5y ago
You mention IP address, location based on IP addresses, timestamps, bytes transmitted and number of packets as metadata which is disclosed to the server admin. What alternative messenger do you suggest which does not disclose this metadata
815.
by zaik 5y ago
> Server admins can even inject XMPP messages that look like coming from the legitimate sender. How should that be possible if OMEMO is enabled (which is the default in more modern clients)?
816.
by zaik 5y ago
It still would be nice if Matrix was built upon the existing Internet Standard for instant messaging.
817.
by zaik 5y ago
> Most of the time the way key exchange is done in XMPP is very insecure. How so?
818.
by zaik 5y ago
> whichever party favors immigration Should be 'whichever party does not disfranchise a large group of people living within its jurisdiction'.
819.
by zaik 5y ago
It would be nice if this integrates with existing standards for microblogging like ActivityPub or XMPP.
820.
XMPP: An Under-Appreciated Attack Surface(bishopfox.com)
25 points by zaik 5y ago|3 comments
821.
Openring – A webring for static site generators(git.sr.ht)
2 points by zaik 5y ago|0 comments
822.
by zaik 5y ago
You might be interested in the refutation of some of those arguments by Daniel Gultsch: https://gultsch.de/objection.html
823.
Updates on the Jami Name Service – Part 1: Byzantine Faults(jami.net)
3 points by zaik 5y ago|0 comments
824.
by zaik 5y ago
Minor detail, but it seems like while the height of buildings is somehow reflected, the `height=*` key is not. So the church tower in my town has has less shadow than the apartment building next to it.
825.
by zaik 5y ago
XMPP seems to be quite popular with military organizations: https://www.isode.com/whitepapers/military-forms-using-xmpp....
826.
The Conspiracy Chart 2021(conspiracychart.com)
1 points by zaik 5y ago|1 comments
827.
by zaik 5y ago
XMPP is an accepted IETF Internet Standard with PubSub functionality: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0060.html Sites like Movim ( https://movim.eu/ ) offer an user friendly front-end for this protocol (
828.
by zaik 5y ago
XMPP is still alive (= there is a community maintaining protocol, clients and servers). I am using XMPP exclusively for chat since about one year, pulling in most of my friends. It seems that if users do not demand the usage of Internet Sta
829.
by zaik 5y ago
> but then XMPP got dumped by Google and Facebook.
830.
Sms4you – Personal gateway connecting SMS with XMPP or email(sms4you.xama.nu)
3 points by zaik 5y ago|0 comments
831.
by zaik 5y ago
> Inability of the operator to know "who is talking to whom". No third party could ever identify the participants, not even the server. No trace of any metadata. Can somebody explain how this is achieved? How does the server kn
832.
by zaik 5y ago
Key performance indicators
833.
How to ensure your Instant Messaging solution offers users privacy and security(erlang-solutions.com)
3 points by zaik 5y ago|0 comments
834.
by zaik 5y ago
I tried to search for some routes on Hyperdia. I'd say I still prefer transit.yahoo.co.jp in both results and UI.
835.
by zaik 5y ago
previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29742682
836.
Sharing Research on iDOT and PhotoDNA(hackerfactor.com)
3 points by zaik 5y ago|0 comments
837.
by zaik 5y ago
The damage we've done to the ecosystem is also causing insects to die. If we repair this damage (and we absolutely should) I would expect an increase in mosquitoes.
838.
Generate maps of cities using OpenStreetMap data(print.get-map.org)
3 points by zaik 5y ago|0 comments
839.
What's Wrong with XMPP? (2019)(blog.samwhited.com)
2 points by zaik 5y ago|0 comments
840.
by zaik 5y ago
I decided to delete all messaging apps except an email and an XMPP client (Internet Standards instead of proprietary protocols). 90% of my messages are to relatively few people (close friends or family members). For an acceptable messaging

More ›