Re:Why Did Congress Just Vote to Break Up Big Tech?
by jasode on Friday June 25, 2021 @05:08PM
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>as federated systems aren't simpler to design or build. For example, how would Signal inter-communicate with e2ee intact with say, Facebook Messenger?
He said others could re-use the Signal source code and create their own ecosystems but to not federate with Signal's servers. He cited costs was one issue.
You may have used Signal as a random example but as side trivia... The non-profit Signal Foundation's Moxie Marlinspike did not want others to federate with Signal servers: https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...
He said others could re-use the Signal source code and create their own ecosystems but to not federate with Signal's servers. He cited costs was one issue.