Re:Riot releases end-to-end encryption: get ready to chat se...
by X4lldux on Monday November 21, 2016 @05:55PM
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Since you are UK-based and Snooper's Charter is a thing now, how will that affect Riot/Matrix? Will you be moving the official base to some countries with greater respect for privacy?
Re:Riot releases end-to-end encryption: get ready to chat se...
by Arathorn on Monday November 21, 2016 @06:21PM
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Well, you can always use Riot with a Matrix server in whatever country you like (or run by a company HQ'd in whatever country). And the code is all open, so you can always check for backdoors or build your own copy. For folks worried about the security of the default hosted service for Riot I guess we could set up a canary or something but I really hope we won't get to that :(
(Also, in practice Riot is half UK and half French - although France has its own fair share of crypto confusion).
Riot.im is one of the various client apps for Matrix, supporting iOS & Android, and is probably the most advanced at this point.
EDIT: clarify org structure: Matrix.org is being set up as a non-profit UK company owned by the various individuals running it. The business model is to create a new ecosystem for interoperable comms that everyone can benefit from.
Riot is a for-profit company (technically called Vector Creations Ltd) which is a subsiduary of Amdocs (a big telco supplier company). The business model is to offer paid hosted services in future for users wanting commercial-grade hosting and hosting private bots/bridges/etc.