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Re:Element – All-in-one secure chat app for teams, friends a... by kitkat_new on Sunday January 10, 2021 @02:27PM (#25718597)
how so?
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Re:Element – All-in-one secure chat app for teams, friends a... by suyash on Sunday January 10, 2021 @03:59PM (#25719734)
look at the setup steps and compare that with installing Signal app
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Re:Element – All-in-one secure chat app for teams, friends a... by m-p-3 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @11:15PM (#25724411)
Sure, Signal is simpler, but Matrix isn't harder than configuring a new email account on an free provider, and you still get the option of setting up your own if you want to use your own domain name.

And I hate that Signal's identity is linked to a phone number.

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Re:Element – All-in-one secure chat app for teams, friends a... by dunefox on Monday January 11, 2021 @05:40AM (#25727133)
> Matrix isn't harder than configuring a new email account on an free provider

You say that, but for a number of my contacts this is a significant hurdle... especially relatives.

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Re:Element – All-in-one secure chat app for teams, friends a... by kitkat_new on Sunday January 10, 2021 @04:02PM (#25719770)
set username & pw?

people get that done - look at Instagram which grew despite having to do the exact same

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