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savoy @lemmygrad.ml

2y ago

Thoughts on whether or not this compromises Matrix?

mastodon.matrix.org Element (@element@mastodon.matrix.org)

@amatecha@merveilles.town @matrix @liaizon@wake.st https://element.io/blog/the-online-safety-bill-an-attack-on-encryption gives an idea of our position. And no, there are no backdoors. Yes, we fund Matrix dev by selling encrypted messaging to governments, which includes police: if you don’t like tha...

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Or is this just your usual tech libertarian bros posting cringe?

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2y ago

Matrix stirs up trouble by announcing it sells encrypted messages, but some users misinterpret the toot to mean it sells Their messages

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savoy @lemmygrad.ml

2y ago

Thoughts on whether or not this compromises Matrix?

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I very much doubt that would compromise it

Just the usual cringe. This person makes a good point: Element needs paying customers, and governments (police included) are a large customer that it can't realistically ignore. A fringe group that loves to throw around "fascist" at anyone and everyone is throwing it. Is that group contributing financially or in labor? I'm going to go out on a limb and say probably not much, and certainly not enough to offset boycotting governments and law enforcement.
I also question the utility. Law enforcement and armed forces aren't going to get more ethical because they don't have Matrix. They'll just move on to one of the dozens of other solutions out there, putting Matrix development in a worse place in the process.

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