DessalinesA to Open Source · 4 years agoSlack-rival Element wins largest ever collaborative software deal | Sifted.sifted.euexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down11cross-posted to: hackblochispagatosanarcho_hackers
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkSlack-rival Element wins largest ever collaborative software deal | Sifted.sifted.euDessalinesA to Open Source · 4 years agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: hackblochispagatosanarcho_hackers
minus-squarefederico3linkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 years ago Element sells an ultra-secure messaging system This is comically wrong.
minus-squareLoweylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 years agoThey do sell a system, French and German military uses that system.
minus-squareLoweylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 years agoIt’s secure but it leaks way too much metadata, so not really private but alright security
minus-squarefederico3linkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 years agoLeaking matadata is a breach of confidentiality - which is a cornerstone of security: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_security#Definition
This is comically wrong.
They do sell a system, French and German military uses that system.
…but it’s claimed to be “ultra-secure”
It’s secure but it leaks way too much metadata, so not really private but alright security
Leaking matadata is a breach of confidentiality - which is a cornerstone of security: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_security#Definition