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Jitsi, the open-source video conferencing platform, now requires a Google, Microsoft, or Facebook account for their online service (jitsi.org)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by esaru@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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While Jitsi is open-source, most people use the platform they provide, meet.jit.si, for immediate conference calls. They have now introduced a "Know Your Customer" policy and require at least one of the attendees to log in with a Facebook, Github (Microsoft), or Google account.

One option to avoid this is to self-host, but then you'll be identifiable via your domain and have to maintain a server.

As a true alternative to Jitsi, there's jami.net. It is a decentralized conference app, free open-source, and account creation is optional. It's available for all major platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android), including on F-Droid.

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[-] Smoke@beehaw.org 8 points 10 months ago

But why a Google/FB/MS account? Why isn't an email account from an established provider enough, why centralise to three megacorps?

[-] cerevant@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Because these three provide federated login most email providers do not.

[-] Smoke@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

I didn't think I'd unironically hear "This is an advantage because now one company controls all your logins" as a reply to privacy concerns.

[-] cerevant@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

I didn’t say that. Security and privacy are nearly opposites. This is a security decision.

[-] Shadow@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

There's plenty of disposable email services out there.

[-] Smoke@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

And they're added to spam lists all the time. All you need do is draw up a list of the twenty most popular, because frankly Gmail and outlook already cover so many while leaving room for privacy-friendly providers.