Re:Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know
by lrvick on Monday August 15, 2022 @04:12PM
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Try Element.
Effectively the same crypto as Signal but you can be anonymous as needed. Also decentralized with many app options.
Re:Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know
by mxuribe on Monday August 15, 2022 @04:43PM
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And if Element is not the desired application to use matrix, then there are plenty of others, and available across many device and OS platforms: https://matrix.org/clients/
...Of course, Element remains the oldest and likely still most feature-full app.
Re:Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know
by jrockway on Monday August 15, 2022 @05:54PM
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I haven't really looked into Matrix. I appreciate the nudge!
Re:Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know
by mxuribe on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @12:45PM
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Beyond any research that you undertakevaround matrix, i would add: while its not new (having existed for several years now), its popularity has increased quite a bit in the last year or 2. So in my opinion its still early days. Althougj its evolved quite nicely. So some rough edges might be encountered - more so on the client/apps side, less on protocol side - but as the superfan that i am, i really feel it represents the future of distributed messaging, which one use-case is chat. Good luck!
What app do you recommend to HN types? (I'm getting ready to switch messaging platforms. All my friends use iMessage and I'm so tired of typing on my phone at them. They can be lured over to something else with the promise of encryption.)