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Is there any actual easy to use foss chat app my friends and SO could use ? Everyone uses fb messenger because its so easy. I cant find anything easy enough to make people switch to, that won't have issues and send them running back to zucc

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[–] WilliamA@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

There is a new chat app called session. Me and my friend migrated from signal to it due to the better privacy. Check it out. It's basically just libre messanger.

[–] int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

check out https://soatok.blog/2025/01/14/dont-use-session-signal-fork/ and https://soatok.blog/2025/01/20/session-round-2/ . session doesn't even have PFS(perfect forward secrecy), whichbcan be very useful, sonfi a key is cracked, then only a few messages can be decrypted.

[–] blurb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I would also use Signal instead, but Session's situation is not that bad unless one needs to accommodate the CIA or Mossad as part of their threat model, in which case I think SimpleX would be a better option. This is also in the article you posted:

Edit: I didn't notice that the original commenter had said they "switched from Signal" at first, which is definitely worse.