From a privacy standpoint, do Signal or Matrix (via Element) have any advantages over the other?
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Signal seems to have better audit records (from what i hear) and leaks less metadata then Matrix does BUT it is a centralized service and its tied to cell numbers so there is some inherent metadata risk there as well.
Long and short I use both lol
+1 for both. IMO, it’s easier to sell your friends on Signal than Matrix. Edit: In the US. I’ve just read that Matrix is more popular in Germany.
The only metadata signal has is your number and when you last accessed the app. All the other data is encrypted
When messages are sent and the traffic does have to physically get to the recipent. That is to say you would need to schedule sends (which it can do) and use something obfuscate the network trafic (i.e. Tor, a VPN) and the reciptent would still be exposed in that case.
So if Signal’s server was compromised and network traffic could be analyzed you determine who was sending to who and at what times. This could be leveraged for more targeted attacks or simple censorship.
Yeah; I use Matrix for people coming from Discord, and Signal for people coming from WhatsApp and Messages.
