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>I hosted a matrix server and explored Riot. You can tell they've
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>invested a lot into the UI. There's some 'dark pattern design' going
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>on too, like their "data collection dialog." They want you to
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>consent. Encryption isn't on by default, and when you do turn it on
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>the program prompts you to 'backup' your keys where "we'll store an
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>encrypted copy of your keys on our server." There is so much push to
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>harvet data from you in some way or another. For an apparently "open
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>source," "private," and "federated" program there seems to be an
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>insidious push to be the polar opposite. The project wants to
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>eventually move away from matrix usernames to phone numbers or e-mail
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>addresses to identify users.
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--- [lainon](https://lainchan.org/sec/res/10513.html#q10557)
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# Matrix, Riot, Element, Synapse, Vector... I don't know how it is called anymore
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Hey that's first problem! nobody knows how to find your service!
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Go to your search engine and look up the following:
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* "Matrix"
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* "Element matrix"
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* "Matrix vector element"
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* "Element"
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See? no related results of what we're talking about..
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# Servers uses HTTP for it
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What the hell? Why do a completly separate server use HTTP?
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I mean, XMPP uses HTTP only for file upload and that's it (Also, the
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HTTP upload file server is started by the XMPP server, not like
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matrix, which depends on, let's say, nginx)
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# Centralization
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Yeah, Matrix is a decentralized protocol in theory, but in practice,
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this is different:
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* Everyone has their account in matrix.org
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* Everyone uses element as their client, because all the others suck
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# Client is written in Electron!
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What else do I have to say?
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# Comparision to XMPP
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| blank | XMPP | Matrix |
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|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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| Open protocol? | Yes | Yes but no |
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| Commercial project? | No | New Vector develops Element |
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| Encryption | OMEME, OTR, PGP | OLM |
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| Monopoly Network? | Many servers and clients | Most users use Element+Matrix.org |
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# BTW, how the fuck do I setup a fucking Matrix server?
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You literally can't i was trying to setup a Matrix server but i
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fucking literally couldn't, why do I have to setup nginx? I mean, yes,
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XMPP does also depend on Nginx but is highly optional. (just for HTTP
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file upload and nothing else) but Matrix FULLY depends in HTTP
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apparently.
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