Meta plans on joining the fediverse – the responses – The Fediverse Report -
How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)
You cannot buy a decentralised network!
But there’s another way : make it irrelevant. That’s exactly what Google did with XMPP
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Meta
#Facebook #Google #XMPP
This week, news got out that Meta is making a plan to build a decentralized text-based social network. It would be a competitor to Twitter that uses ActivityPub, and would thus be part of the fediverse. The news broke on the website MoneyControl, who saw a copy of a product brief. A few hours later, the news got confirmed by Meta to the newsletter Platformer. Both articles have all the details and the best analysis, so if you want to get in-depth information check those out. The short summary is as followsHow to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)
You cannot buy a decentralised network!
But there’s another way : make it irrelevant. That’s exactly what Google did with XMPP
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Meta
#Facebook #Google #XMPP
Forwarded from Libreware
Cheogram
[https://cheogram.com]
Cheogram is a set of services that connect all open communication networks together, allowing you to reach all your contacts from a single app.
The Cheogram Android app allows you to join a worldwide communication network. It especially focuses on features useful to users who want to contact those on other networks as well, such as SMS-enabled phone numbers.
Based on the app Conversations, but with unique features:
* Messages with both media and text, including animated media
* Unobtrusive display of subject lines, where present
* Links to known contacts are shown with their name
* Show timestamps for calls
* Integrates with gateways' add contact flows
* When using a gateway to the phone network, integrate with the native Android Phone app
* Address book integration
* Tag contacts and channels and browse by tag
* Command UI
📡 @dcntr
#email #sip #xmpp
[https://cheogram.com]
Cheogram is a set of services that connect all open communication networks together, allowing you to reach all your contacts from a single app.
The Cheogram Android app allows you to join a worldwide communication network. It especially focuses on features useful to users who want to contact those on other networks as well, such as SMS-enabled phone numbers.
Based on the app Conversations, but with unique features:
* Messages with both media and text, including animated media
* Unobtrusive display of subject lines, where present
* Links to known contacts are shown with their name
* Show timestamps for calls
* Integrates with gateways' add contact flows
* When using a gateway to the phone network, integrate with the native Android Phone app
* Address book integration
* Tag contacts and channels and browse by tag
* Command UI
📡 @dcntr
#email #sip #xmpp
Bros should we use xmpp or simplex?
https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/matrix-vs-xmpp
Matrix initially funded by amdocs which is israeli https://www.hackea.org/notas/matrix.html
sends a ton of metadata to the central server https://github.com/libremonde-org/paper-research-privacy-matrix.org
#im #xmpp #matrix
https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/matrix-vs-xmpp
Matrix initially funded by amdocs which is israeli https://www.hackea.org/notas/matrix.html
sends a ton of metadata to the central server https://github.com/libremonde-org/paper-research-privacy-matrix.org
#im #xmpp #matrix
lukesmith.xyz
Matrix vs. XMPP | Luke Smith
You want to have encrypted, self-hosted and free software chat? Which standard should you use?
#xmpp #im criticisms:
You can follow any advise on the client XMPP setup but the main issue with the protocol is not your endpoint. The issue is the is the XMPP protocol and related infrastructure.
There are two things you wana do
1. content of the message (privacy setup),
2. identity (anonymity setup)
Don't mistake those two things!!
Privacy
is ensured on XMPP with the OTR or OMEMO encryption. The issue is that the key exchange in between the communication parties is not foolproof. You both *MUST* check the fingerprints through a separate secure channel. This is in large scale not practiced. If you don't check it right, the underlying infrastructure of the XMPP allows the adversary to MITM you and read your messages.
2 Anonymity
is ensured with Tor here. Tor tries to conceal you IP only and nothing more. But Tor, as a low latency network, cannot protect you from revealing your behavioral patterns, your social graph, your login and log out time, the number of messages sent and received at any time, the sender and receiver of the messages, their precise volume and so on *from the XMPP server* and any adversary that can monitor that server.
Our advice is - don't use XMPP! if possible at all and use something more resistant like SimpleX, Briar, CWTCH... and similar solutions that mitigate those leaks and diminish or even make impossible those related attacks from the active as well as passive adversaries.
You can follow any advise on the client XMPP setup but the main issue with the protocol is not your endpoint. The issue is the is the XMPP protocol and related infrastructure.
There are two things you wana do
1. content of the message (privacy setup),
2. identity (anonymity setup)
Don't mistake those two things!!
Privacy
is ensured on XMPP with the OTR or OMEMO encryption. The issue is that the key exchange in between the communication parties is not foolproof. You both *MUST* check the fingerprints through a separate secure channel. This is in large scale not practiced. If you don't check it right, the underlying infrastructure of the XMPP allows the adversary to MITM you and read your messages.
2 Anonymity
is ensured with Tor here. Tor tries to conceal you IP only and nothing more. But Tor, as a low latency network, cannot protect you from revealing your behavioral patterns, your social graph, your login and log out time, the number of messages sent and received at any time, the sender and receiver of the messages, their precise volume and so on *from the XMPP server* and any adversary that can monitor that server.
Our advice is - don't use XMPP! if possible at all and use something more resistant like SimpleX, Briar, CWTCH... and similar solutions that mitigate those leaks and diminish or even make impossible those related attacks from the active as well as passive adversaries.
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Why Aren’t You Using XMPP? – #SolutionsWatch
https://corbettreport.com/why-arent-you-using-xmpp/
Hakeem Anwar of TakeBackOurTech.org and AbovePhone.com joins us to discuss the latest TBOT guide to Getting Started with #XMPP. What is XMPP? Why is it superior to the centralized, Big Tech messaging apps? And, most important of all, why aren’t you using XMPP?
#im
https://corbettreport.com/why-arent-you-using-xmpp/
Hakeem Anwar of TakeBackOurTech.org and AbovePhone.com joins us to discuss the latest TBOT guide to Getting Started with #XMPP. What is XMPP? Why is it superior to the centralized, Big Tech messaging apps? And, most important of all, why aren’t you using XMPP?
#im
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
🙏 Finding an #XMPP Server: The Easy Way
Read the full article on Substack
If you’ve been following the show you know I recommend XMPP as the only true decentralized messaging protocol.
Why?
- Anyone can run their own server
- XMPP is an open protocol, and most XMPP software is open source
- Registering is simple and free
- XMPP comes with great features such as end to end encrypted messaging, encrypted voice & video calls, file sharing, and more
Because XMPP is decentralized, different servers can choose to implement different features. This means picking the right server is important. This used to be difficult, but now a new effort by a team of XMPP community veterans solves this problem.
https://providers.xmpp.net
The XMPP Providers resource is a collaborative effort to collect and categorize XMPP providers based on their features.
—
🫶 @takebackourtech
📩 WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER | 🎥 VIDEOS| XMPP | SUBSTACK
Read the full article on Substack
If you’ve been following the show you know I recommend XMPP as the only true decentralized messaging protocol.
Why?
- Anyone can run their own server
- XMPP is an open protocol, and most XMPP software is open source
- Registering is simple and free
- XMPP comes with great features such as end to end encrypted messaging, encrypted voice & video calls, file sharing, and more
Because XMPP is decentralized, different servers can choose to implement different features. This means picking the right server is important. This used to be difficult, but now a new effort by a team of XMPP community veterans solves this problem.
https://providers.xmpp.net
The XMPP Providers resource is a collaborative effort to collect and categorize XMPP providers based on their features.
—
🫶 @takebackourtech
📩 WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER | 🎥 VIDEOS| XMPP | SUBSTACK