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minus-squareYarHarSuperstar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 hours agoI was told that unless you self host, matrix is less secure because it leaks more metadata. Something to consider
minus-squarecally [he/they]@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 hours agoLeaks more metadata? What does that mean?
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16 hours agosender, recipient, chatroom, what kind of event you sent (message, emoji, reaction, vote), if you responded to a message, room privilege changes, etc but it’s a question how big of a problem is that. they want to tackle it in the future, but that’s far away for now I think
minus-squareElrecoal19_0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 hours agoDamm, didn’t know that, good to know
minus-squarebreadcat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoit’s not even true information, the new tech stack is zero trust
minus-squarebreadcat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agothe new cryptographic protocol protects metadata, like signal. the servers know nothing about any encrypted chats
minus-squareacockworkorangelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoZero trust means there’s no trust assumed on the protocol - I.e. it distrusts all actors and the protocol takes steps to work in that trustless environment. I don’t know how that applies specifically to matrix.
I was told that unless you self host, matrix is less secure because it leaks more metadata. Something to consider
Leaks more metadata? What does that mean?
sender, recipient, chatroom, what kind of event you sent (message, emoji, reaction, vote), if you responded to a message, room privilege changes, etc
but it’s a question how big of a problem is that. they want to tackle it in the future, but that’s far away for now I think
Damm, didn’t know that, good to know
it’s not even true information, the new tech stack is zero trust
What does this mean?
the new cryptographic protocol protects metadata, like signal. the servers know nothing about any encrypted chats
Zero trust means there’s no trust assumed on the protocol - I.e. it distrusts all actors and the protocol takes steps to work in that trustless environment. I don’t know how that applies specifically to matrix.