• According to Whittaker, the bill requires the encrypted messaging app Signal to install so-called backdoors in the software.
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      1 month ago

      Next in line should be matrix. People say it’s hard to use but the devs have gone through like 3 app revisions since then. Main instance requires email but a lot are fully anon.

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        DeltaChat makes so much more sense imho for texting. It is based on E-Mail. You can either use their e-mail service (requiring only a username) or you can use your existing imap-email account. End-End encryption is handled automatically.

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          Did they figure out forward security and metadata yet? Last I saw they sort of handwaved it.