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Why don't people here love SimpleXChat more? (simplex.chat)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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SimpleX Chat is an instant messenger that is decentralized and doesn't depend on any unique identifiers such as phone numbers or usernames. Users of SimpleX Chat can scan a QR code or click an invite link to participate in group conversations.

-privacyguides.org

It's clearly proving to be the most innovative technology when it comes to decentralized communication, in my opinion.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If I want a simple chat protocol, I use IRC or XMPP. These are battle proven by time. If I want a really secure protocol, I use Signal or Matrix. These are endored by many security experts who their shit when they assess protocols, crypto and solutions.

SimpleX may be a good alternative for anonymous communication, but there is plenty options out there. Considering how many startups are funded by cheap VC money, and the business model is always "provide something awesome, and once you have enough traction - enshittify it" makes me very weary of investing myself in new solutions no matter how open-source the are.

I may sound bitter and skeptic, but I've seen this pattern has been repeated many times over.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Signal was funded by the CIA for a decade

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So? Tor is in a similar boat.

Government agencies need secure crypto to hide their activities, and it doesn’t work if they’re the only ones using the technology.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I think his point is that funding doesn't equate to it being shit