Do you care about FLOSS, privacy, security, digital sovereignty, decentralization, and building the tools that help us break with the Big Tech status quo?
Then you'll probably want to join us, or even submit a proposal to speak, at The Matrix Conference! :matrix:
Curious how none of the coverage of this launch mention that the app isn't actually open-source (though they pretend to be an open-source project), which makes all of their claims of "end-to-end encryption" worthless...
@Samsy@arbocenc#XMPP can run bridges (called "Transports" or "Gateways" in XMPP terms) since the early ages. And nowadays, there are modern ones with tight integrations: #Slidge being a flagship (including a #Matrix gateway), and I'm myself working on ActivityPub gateway and soon a email one with #Libervia. #Cheogram is also working on SMTP gateway. And #Biboumi is the flagship #IRC gateway.
Automattic buys Beeper for $125MM, launches closed-source "privacy" app (techcrunch.com)
Curious how none of the coverage of this launch mention that the app isn't actually open-source (though they pretend to be an open-source project), which makes all of their claims of "end-to-end encryption" worthless...