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Private communications - Signal or Matrix? (piefed.blahaj.zone)
submitted 5 days ago by compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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From a privacy standpoint, do Signal or Matrix (via Element) have any advantages over the other?

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[–] gnuthing@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago

The only metadata signal has is your number and when you last accessed the app. All the other data is encrypted