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Re:Against the backdrop of the crisis, the surveillance stat... by annoyingnoob on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @05:00PM (#23171782)
Its really about usability for most people. OMEMO is a protocol not end-user software. Can most people securely exchange PGP keys?

Skype took off originally because it was easy to use, even if it didn't always work well. I still think we need better/new software.

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Re:Against the backdrop of the crisis, the surveillance stat... by upofadown on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @05:11PM (#23171886)
OK, but this always happens. There are always problems with the old stuff (different problems for each) and all we have to do is overcome those problems and everything will work. But identifying what is wrong with something does not let us know what we should do going forward.

So what about the new thing: Matrix? What do we need to do there to make it so it does not fall into obscurity like everything else?

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