Post AzOXryd6wbObGoghwu by MartinaNeumayer@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AzOWZTqKZPPCcVUI88 by edgeofeurope@mastodon.social
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@_elena Amazon took out Flickr as well. I know it's a photography site for boomers but here we are.https://status.flickr.net/
(DIR) Post #AzOWbWSHpSdLIiDNmi by geoffreyA@mastodon.social
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@_elena definitely, I installed concur #matrix server on my RPI and try to convince family and friends..
(DIR) Post #AzOWpwgj5nNoiNqXPU by stefano@bsd.cafe
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@_elena Show them this, I'm sure you'll convince them: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@stefano/115405518106745404
(DIR) Post #AzOWqQHF56p8U29bqy by fabiux@mastodon.opencloud.lu
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@_elena : or run your own #XMPP server (e.g., Prosody).I set up my very private one for my family: secure, light, fast, open source.
(DIR) Post #AzOWuFVd3g9YFHhwgK by worldwidewerner@mastodon.social
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@_elenaI'm a techie. I recently tried Matrix. I find it so clunky. Non-techies will hate it and abandon it. I'll keep pushing Signal to family and friends.#Microsoft #DuckDuckGo #Signal
(DIR) Post #AzOX52uaEgceMPWoxU by whatevs@mastodon.scot
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@_elena i do understand your point, but sometime there is also not much alternative for some services, such as AWS. Considering Signal relies on donation, they have to walk a thin line between affordable and ethical. I struggled to get most of my contact to move to Signal, that is super easy to set up and identify contacts. Matrix would be far too much of a learning curve for most. People loading on Meredith’s message re AWS also do not do any good, imo.
(DIR) Post #AzOXH4EBAVxluvQUQy by peach@phpc.social
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@_elena follow the white rabbit.
(DIR) Post #AzOXKhVJb2MSbEAqsi by sturmsucht@mastodon.social
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@_elena well, I think both cases are also valid for using these services.There not really any non big tech alternatives to MS / AWS cloud stuff out there yet, but Duck and Signal added A LOT of privacy ALREADY until then. Utopia is still far, but we get closer.
(DIR) Post #AzOXOsqXMsEKw35xQ0 by h3artbl33d@exquisite.social
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@_elena @g7s Plus, Matrix is a lot less secure than Signal is.We might see a decentralised version of Signal one day - the fork Molly is already working on it (Flatline).
(DIR) Post #AzOXddYQVQQ7qqeuiu by mensrea@freeradical.zone
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@_elena @worldwidewerner when it works it's ok. but it falls over quite a bit
(DIR) Post #AzOXjlYZfMKOPLeOi8 by mensrea@freeradical.zone
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@_elena have you seen https://nextcloud.com/talk/ before?
(DIR) Post #AzOXlAGVHmZDKUrh7g by sturmsucht@mastodon.social
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@_elena besides that, I'm also thinking about installing another secure messenger for my closest as a backup. Matrix it would be, ideally not on matrix.org. Have to do some research.
(DIR) Post #AzOXryd6wbObGoghwu by MartinaNeumayer@mastodon.social
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@_elena Perhaps it is a sign that humans should go back to the nornality, because they are gone way too far in this digital madness.I read few researchers some weeks ago. What they write is frightening. They checked those young generations living in the EU and almost 34% of them can not properly write something by using their hands. Another twenty is already acting like the digital junkies. Take them phones away and you will get same effects like by the drugs.Where the heck humanity is going?
(DIR) Post #AzOY2Jroq72223V0Mq by sturmsucht@mastodon.social
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@_elena hm, or Delta Chat @delta How does this run, infrastructure wise?
(DIR) Post #AzOY2p6mgWQEvRjtUu by jana@social.jsteuernagel.de
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@_elena There is a tradeoff in everything. Having something decentralized is cool, but Signal just checks sooo many other boxes, that I can accept that they are hosted on AWS in the US. Their encryption is top notch, so it doesn't really matter where the data is stored (and in the case of signal, they don't even store anything for long). Plus the app is pretty easy to use for everyone and also used by enough people to make it a viable option for the masses. Matrix on the other hand is decentralized but has so many other pitfalls and issues that I can't recommend it to anyone that's non-technical.
(DIR) Post #AzOY4aaJedoKSbOWA4 by Nehalenia@dresden.network
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@_elena Seems like #Todoist is down too. Is there a connection?
(DIR) Post #AzOY8wVi4qYVcVJeT2 by elephouse@social.tchncs.de
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@_elena what's about switching to Telegram?I know there is a cost upfront but worth every penny.
(DIR) Post #AzOYFVGXlpFx9KLmpk by elephouse@social.tchncs.de
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@_elena @g7s me neither. That's why I'm using FluffyChat as my client.A self-hosted server is a must.
(DIR) Post #AzOYT5wqhJOkgMcSfo by DiogoConstantino@masto.pt
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@_elena it also took RedHat quay.io
(DIR) Post #AzOYTW7NOnGfqXkEgy by jowek@autonomous.zone
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@_elena My matrix experience is bad and hard to get people to feel at home on. But #deltachat wow wow wow.People are surprised by the ease and functionalities of delta chat. So i'll recommend to push for that, instead of matrix.
(DIR) Post #AzOYewzloHSWOGdflo by jowek@autonomous.zone
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@_elena All the apps and tools have really been a kicker, compared to the "signal+riseup pad"-combo. And multiple profiles and som sim-login. Really nice.
(DIR) Post #AzOYgoqD68jlgD3fyS by madbob@sociale.network
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@_elena DuckDuckGo is a relative alternative: infrastructure is from Microsoft, data from Bing, and advertising is delivered by the Microsoft network (so: money fuels Microsoft cash flow).https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/company/advertise-on-duckduckgo-search
(DIR) Post #AzOZbANIDvgCgKOuzQ by madbob@sociale.network
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@sturmsucht alternatives exist.If you run small, any VPS provider (Hetzner, OVH, Scaleway...) is cheaper and easier to manage.If you need to scale big, it is more flexible (yet cheap) to just buy your own hardware (as Basecamp did and documented - https://basecamp.com/cloud-exit )@_elena
(DIR) Post #AzOZbRm1XEYydx6POi by thomas@mastodon.lemarchand.io
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@_elena Element X is the new version of Element that will replace the current version. It's more polished than Element. My family is using it without issue. It's not feature complete, but it's still a great improvement. If you have some time, I'd suggest to give it a try.@worldwidewerner
(DIR) Post #AzOZdm6utSq0IRz7xI by raymaccarthy@mastodon.ie
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@_elena The Cloud is back to the 1960s, someone's elses server / single point point of failure.I wrote a book examining it set in a fantasy. The technology bits are real.https://www.corvidspress.com/fiction/otherworld-series/no-silver-lining/
(DIR) Post #AzOaPuCQ7gHTHdVeoi by sturmsucht@mastodon.social
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@madbob yeah, I meant alternatives for services like Signal with hundreds of millions of users worldwide. I can imagine that they as well think or already work on alternatives. And I've read great examples of big companies going back to their own data centers and saving a shit load of money. It's possible that's the good thing, but a lot to consider. For Duck it's more about building an own search index. They are on it, if I remember correct. @_elena
(DIR) Post #AzOcDYOpY38g6cYJAu by hnapel@mastodon.social
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@_elena Facts are often unpopular, that's why alternate realities are conjured up.
(DIR) Post #AzOd1lTlC1lx9NnhYG by kameleonnn@mastodon.social
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@_elena its already hard enough to convince one person to switch to signal, i think im just gonna start speaking in riddles via sms
(DIR) Post #AzOdTE80mfGhp5isaW by adbenitez@mastodon.social
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@_elena I don't think #matrix is good for family and friends, I recommend #DeltaChat for that use case, it is much more user-friendly and simple for family and friends, registration is painless, just set a name and avatar, no private information needed, no passwords, no captcha, no SMS codes, etc.and it has good multi-device multi-profile support
(DIR) Post #AzOgGMp3RneasyPovo by yacc143@mastodon.social
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@_elena Well, AFAIK, ddg uses bing as their primary index.Actually, the incestuous relationship with Microsoft has been commented on, e.g. ddg protects against anything BUT Microsoft.Not really news.
(DIR) Post #AzOiJ04mfqA97H9jwO by fruitchypear@owo.cafe
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@_elena Matrix as a protocol is broken. Personally, I consider it harm reduction for public, federated group chats rather than a tool for private communications.One of the reasons Signal choose Big Tech cloud services is because they are less likely to be censored. It is not ideal, but it is still a solid service… when the servers are operational.If you want to selfhost an alternative, while security-wise there's none, you should have a look at XMPP. If you still use Yunohost, Prosody (an XMPP server implementation) should be there. For clients, you have Conversations on Android (which can also work as a UnifiedPush distributor) and Monal on iOS; just make sure OMEMO (the Signal-based encryption) is enabled by default.
(DIR) Post #AzOjZ5JN4pGhwODFHE by ki@chaos.social
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@_elena if only there was a Matrix server implementation that worked reliably and wasn't a pain in the ass to maintain
(DIR) Post #AzOoNV5xt46qCgEn6O by xs4me2@mastodon.social
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@_elena True independence costs a lot… so much for that then…
(DIR) Post #AzOvVZx8PTzhGTuGA4 by isotopp@infosec.exchange
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@_elena With Matrix you can have the chat being unavailable without any server going down, big improvement.
(DIR) Post #AzOx5nVNbGMdfxl5P6 by geewiz@mstdn.social
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@isotopp 🤣 @_elena
(DIR) Post #AzOxKIlm9keKh9LNGy by hub@cosocial.ca
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@madbob @_elena I call them DuckDuckBing.
(DIR) Post #AzP4iqWX0h420irdaK by lwriemen@librem.one
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@_elena Just wait until you discover the whole "FOSS hosted on Microsoft Github" wormhole! e.g., DeltaChatMicrosoft uses GitHub as a means to steal FOSS code snippets without following their licensing requirements for its AI, COPILOT, which also feeds ChatGPT.
(DIR) Post #AzP6yj08whV9DpPjiS by woltiv@mastodon.social
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@_elena As much as I love self hosting, I will never get my friends or family on board with matrix, it's too weird and unfriendly even for me. Maybe a self-hosted #mattermost or #nextcloud chat?
(DIR) Post #AzPXj6wiqibrcAaqNU by dbread@ohai.social
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@_elena Bookmark this thread which has a good discussion on security and anonymity when using #signalapp vs #matrix
(DIR) Post #AzPjKrr0VcQrJ67tTM by illogical_me@mastodon.cloud
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@_elena Everything* is on AWS. Big companies get huge discount and small companies/ startups can take advantage of people’s knowledge. In the last 10 years I worked for companies with millions of users and startups with (pretty much) no users, always on AWS. * for a good approximation of everything, I guess someone is using Azure too, and a couple of luddites and niche companies use datacenters…