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@ireneista @Lunaphied @contrapunctus @grimalkina the benefit of a widely dispersed, federated XMPP network is that it is very resistant to traffic analysis. Working towards wider availability of systems such at #freedombox help with this, as well as spreading the knowledge that open standards based chat is available, and has been for some time.

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@grimalkina @contrapunctus XMPP has been around for a very long time, but because it is a standard rather than a product there is no central point for a lobby group to promote it. You can find out more at https://xmpp.org/

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@grimalkina @contrapunctus I suggest actually trying XMPP - there are links to Free Clients and servers at https://xmpp.org/getting-started/, but you might find the 14 day trial at https://snikket.org/ (and then about $6 per month for up to about 10 people) worth a go. They are a friendly interface on real XMPP, and I like their transparency, and that they are on the Fediversse @snikket_im
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@ireneista @contrapunctus @grimalkina @Lunaphied I am concerned about the risks associated with metadata for some time, specifically in the context of Who pays for WhatsApp, but any centralised system, e.g. Signal, or Telegram - even if well intentioned, will be vulnerable to insiders being bribed of coerced. Federation limits the insider information scope.

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@thevril @contrapunctus @snikket_im @grimalkina I do like that list too, and use Conversations (via #fdroid and donate via @mastadon.xyz@liberapay). My aim is to inform people that alternatives to monolithic Instant Messengers exist, and encourage more mainstream use.

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@ireneista @contrapunctus @grimalkina @Lunaphied There is an interesting thread here on Federated Metadata privacy

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@ireneista @contrapunctus @grimalkina @Lunaphied Clicking on the ellipsis at the bottom right of Daniel's post and selecting 'Expand this post' show other replies, but the one from @winfriedtilanus is the most useful.