switch from Whatsapp to Element (matrix)? (element.io)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Pip@feddit.org to c/buyfromeu@feddit.org

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I'm thinking of moving away from US-based messengers.

Signal, telegram etc have the same problematic architectures. Of those kinds of solutions, I like Threema best, but nobody uses them (which is only a problem because of their architecture).

So I wanted to get a solution with a decentralized architecture, pretty much like the fediverse.

From what I can see, the fediverse activityPub with MLS layer project (to enable fediverse end-to-end encrypted messaging) is still in the functional documentation stage.

So, what do you think of Element as a messenger (which uses matrix protocol)?

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[-] Attacker94@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Is there anything about the standard for xmpp that guarantees e2e messaging, I was unable to find anything that even claimed it had the ability. I know that practice is under attack, but while it is still legal to do so I would like to support e2e forms of communication as much as possible.

[-] erebion@news.erebion.eu 1 points 1 week ago

You can use it, yes. There's OMEMO, it is based on the Signal protocol's encryption scheme, just adapted to XMPP.

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