A brand new messaging app is coming to the Fediverse, and it's all thanks to the creator of Pixelfed.

A new messaging app is in development, and the project is described as “an open source WhatsApp for the Fediverse.”

  • @AngryDemonoid@lemmy.lylapol.comEnglish
    0•2 years ago

    I’m not even close to an expert, but from what I have heard, matrix collects quite a bit of metadata depending on the server you are using/federating with.

    • Terevos
      1•2 years ago

      Yeah, I have been concerned about that. Looking into self-hosting matrix.

      • Strypey
        1•2 years ago

        @smileyhead
        > But noone figured out how to prevent that in federated systems

        You’ve basically got a choice been a centralised service where metadata can be limited but E2EE is mostly pointless (you have to trust the service operators’ E2EE deployment), or a decentralised network where E2EE is reliable, but it’s harder to limit metadata.

        Which one is best depends on the situation/ threat model.

        @AngryDemonoid