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Why does this community, which is privacy oriented, use Discord rather than Matrix? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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On the side bar it lists the following:

  • [Matrix/Element]Dead
  • Discord

"Discord" is an active link, but the Matrix link is completely inactive. Not only is it inactive (which could have be excused as a broken link), but it is also manually labeled as "Dead", as if there is no intention of making it work. How can a community that is focused on privacy willingly favor a service that is privacy non-respecting when a perfectly functional privacy-respecting alternative exists?

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[–] 61 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Discord isn't encrypted at all

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    It's encrypted between you and discord. So somebody on your Wi-Fi can't see what you're typing. But it's not encrypted end to end. Discord can see everything that people talk about. And that's the problem

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    That's just ssl tho

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Secure socket layer is a type of encryption. So discord can correctly claim it is encrypted. And the commenter above can get confused by that. Confusing user to server encryption and end-to-end encryption where the messages are encrypted between users is important distinction.

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