lemm.ee

6 points

8 months ago

I run a matrix server that interoperates with signal, whatsapp and discord so people who need to use those platforms are able to use one app instead of three and also keep their info private.

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LWD@lemm.ee

5 points

8 months ago

How’s that keep people’s info private? Every Signal-Matrix integration I’ve seen decrypts the data and just holds it unencrypted on a (Matrix) server.

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2 points

8 months ago

I‘m talking about apps like discord or whatsapp that have a lot of info on you when you open them. The open source clients are a lot less data hungry afaik.

But yes, the encryption between the apps is not seamless so you‘d need to activate encryption again for this if you want it.

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LWD@lemm.ee

4 points

8 months ago

Maybe. If you communicate on Matrix with someone who is bridged from Discord, you have now given Matrix data to Discord and Discord data to Matrix. Which isn’t great for privacy at all.

Granted, I guess you don’t have to use the Discord app at that point, but the extra data is a server-side treasure trove regardless.

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2 points

8 months ago

I dont know where you got that info from but afaik the most data collection is automated and does not include manually sifting through stuff. Having a discord bot does not give discord the info from a persons matrix account. Its the persons decision if they want to name the matrix account the same (which they shouldnt).

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LWD@lemm.ee

1 point

8 months ago

Well, it’s not all your Matrix data, but if you don’t trust Discord with writing an app that runs client-side, I’m not sure why it’s helpful to trust them with holding onto your conversions with other Discord users either…

I’ve also run a Matrix server and I can tell you from experience… You shouldn’t trust me with your conversations. Even if I was a good friend, I’m definitely not a security professional!

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1 point

8 months ago

Well, I‘m not a security professional but an admin. Keeping people out of your matrix chats isnt that hard if you follow some standard procedure.

Sending 1000 texts to discord through matrix is a lot different than having 1000 texts and all photos, geo coding, contacts and microphone accessible.

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