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Is using an Matrix account from matrix.org private and secure enough to talk with my family members and people in general? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by Confidant6198@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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So, I was told to not use Signal, so all that is left is Matrix. And I am not techy enough to have my own server and neither are my relatives, so Matrix.org is the only option

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[–] 0x0@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Why is it in your opinion better?

It's an open protocol, unlike 99% of chat protocols. It's self-hostable and federated.
It's IRC's successor and been around a long time, first popularized by Jabber. Snikket made it even easier to use.
It was also EEEed by Meta and Google to lure users at a given point, with leads some to say "it's dead" — far from it.
Edit: you may need to ensure OMEO versions are the same across all clients.

[–] fxomt@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Right, but how does that make it better than matrix? it is also an open protocol, and most spaces that i use are on matrix anyway.

attempted to be EEEed is a good sign i guess, since it implies it's a threat to meta and google though.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They succeded in a way, XMPP lost a lot of users back then in the era when communications where migrating from group-focussed IRC to individual-focused Whatsapp (or their respective walled-gardened messengers).
Better than matrix in the ways 2poVoq@slrpnk.net listed above.

[–] fxomt@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Sounds good, thanks for the info :)