On the side bar it lists the following:

  • [Matrix/Element]Dead
  • Discord

“Discord” is an active link, but the Matrix link is completely inactive. Not only is it inactive (which could have be excused as a broken link), but it is also manually labeled as “Dead”, as if there is no intention of making it work. How can a community that is focused on privacy willingly favor a service that is privacy non-respecting when a perfectly functional privacy-respecting alternative exists?

  • AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz
    6011·
    1 year ago

    Wait, really? So you think Matrix is the ultimate form of secure and private “chat” communities? Because if it is not then it is a compromise.

    This Lemmy instance for sure as hell is not the most private and secure.

      • thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe
        5·
        1 year ago

        That depends on your threat model. All lemmy posts are publicly visible and can be scooped up by Farcebook, google et al. Discord is very definitely not properly private but all posts aren’t public. They are undoubtedly doing the same thing FB does and selling a semi anonymised set of meta data about you, but the world doesn’t have direct visibility

        I know the three letter acronyms have access to everything I do, hidden or not, I don’t like it but I don’t see anyway around it.

        I can however do my level best to keep FB, google, M$ out of my stuff to some extent

      • AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz
        61·
        1 year ago

        Never used it but I can imagine it being better. Discord is annoying as hell. Point was that the commenter seemed to argue that you should not accept any compromises, which seems silly to me.

        • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
          1·
          1 year ago

          I dunno. The comment doesn’t have the word in it now; that’s why #1981 is important. But, maybe they didn’t and I imagined it.

          It remains true that not all compromises are equal, and the privacy compromises we make for Discord are relatively large compared to the ones for Matrix.

          • null@slrpnk.net
            3·
            1 year ago

            There is an “edited” indicator for posts, and the post you’re referring to doesn’t have it.

            Sure, your point is true, but you were (incorrectly) accusing the other commenter of skipping a qualifier that would make your point relevant.