• umami_wasabi
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    2 months ago

    Actually, this and the Signal group have zero privacy. They are all open, free-to-join groups. The encryption doesn’t matter. All it need is anonymity, which I think SimpleX > Matrix > Signal.

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        2 months ago

        SimpleX: a randomly generated ID you can change any day or time, even one ID per contact/group is possible

        Matrix: you need an email to register. Technically you can have more than one account but last time I use Element doesn’t have multi account suuport yet. Not that you can’t but more complex and error prone.

        Signal: you need a phone number, which is hard to rotate by the nature of it

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      2 months ago

      Did you know that you can use Tor or Orbot with SimpleX Chat to increase privacy?

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        That doesn’t make it more private as anyone joining the group can still read you message, despite your intended reader. It is similar to shouting out in a big room, and everyone can listen. Using Tor will only increase your anonymity, i.e. finding who shouted in the big room. There are some minute difference between privacy and anonymity.