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Signal has been blocked by Venezuela and Russia
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this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2024
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Client/Server apps will do that in hostile countries, that's why people are moving to decentralized messaging platforms such as Matrix
Matrix is nice
Matrix lacks metadata encryption
Is it really that big of a deal? I thought it was only being exposed to room members.
Unencrypted means that it's not just exposed to participants of the conversation, but also the server, as well as anyone who tries to snoop in on the conversation.
Oh, okay. Message contents are still safe right?
Yes, but metadata is still important.
– Michael Hayden, former director of the NSA