On the Matrix side we’re removing the recovery passphrase shortly; it was a misstep.
Re:Looking back at how Signal works
by emptysongglass on Saturday June 06, 2020 @09:31AM
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Thank you for your work! I run my own federated homeserver that I really enjoy digging in with on the weekends. Between selfhosting email and Synapse I really feel a sense of reverent ownership over these methods of communication.
Don't get me wrong, Telegram is a very nice app, and I especially like the wide platform support. It's great at what it does, and that's many things, but unfortunately not secure-by-default communication.
I use Telegram because it delights its users. When I have tried to bring friends and family to first Riot, then Signal, the experience I encountered was one of frustration, whether it was messages unexpectedly not syncing or delivering, the pain of cross-signing new devices for E2EE (RiotX), or the paucity of features. I have tried nearly every messenger that exists in an effort to seek out a usable compromise for laypeople and Telegram has been the only one to make that bar.
We use Matrix in my workplace because I can count on the employees being technical and patient enough to forgive having to input a multitude of varying passwords in succession just to get their session going.