how do you guys use privacy focused messaging alternatives like Signal or Matrix? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 weeks ago by bpt11@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I can’t use them because I can’t convince anybody to switch with me. I talk to most people on discord and I’d rather move to using Matrix, but I can’t convince any of my friends or family or anyone I know to use anything else.

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[-] azalty@jlai.lu 3 points 4 weeks ago

I hate matrix because it’s hard to use and understand, and also most client collect a shit ton of data, which goes against all the privacy benefits

[-] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's also not automatically end-to-end encrypted (as i understand it) so it's possible for those who aren't tech savvy to set it up wrong.

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