The encrypted messaging app Signal is getting some unexpected attention this week. High-ranking officials in the Trump administration, including Vice
  • philpo@feddit.orgEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Matrix is also an option and heavily audited+ federated. And unlike Signal not based in the US.

    And the best? You can easily selfhost a bridge to signal and WhatsApp.

    • renzev@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 days ago

      How well do the signal and whatsapp bridges work? Have you used them yourself? I tried setting up a discord bridge years ago and it was terrible. Is it better now?

      • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        7 days ago

        I’m just learning this is an option, but Matrix Signal Bridge.

        Best I can tell from the documentation, we add the Matrix server bot to a signal account, and it relates messages between the two platforms.

        • philpo@feddit.orgEnglish
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          6 days ago

          Yes, exactly. That’s why it’s preferable to use them self-hosted as the E2E of course ends on the server.