It was always open source, but they didn’t update the repo. They started updating it a few years ago after complaints from users. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

Anyways, it’s impossible to know if that’s the code they’re actually running on their servers. You just have to trust them the same way you trust “no logs” VPNs aren’t actually logging your activity.

Not formerly known. CoMaps is different from Organic Maps. This is the same as saying “Librewolf, formerly known as Firefox”.

You can allow guest accounts, although it’s disabled by default in synapse.

Call supports depends on the client you’re using. Element is usually ahead in features implementation, but you can get a list of clients and filter by features in the matrix website.

Also I’m not sure what the other person meant by easy to setup. Matrix servers are notoriously hard to setup when compared to anything most things you would find yourself selfhosting, specially with WebRTC/TURN. I think there’s an ansible playbook somewhere, but I never tried it.

You’d make a great tech CEO.

This seems to be the latest one. https://simplex.chat/blog/20241014-simplex-network-v6-1-security-review-better-calls-user-experience.html

Don’t bring anything with a modem and you’re good to go.

the proposal included a 5 year ban on any browsering

I guess 5 years is not too bad, but the judge would probably never agree to the ban.

Given that even Mozilla (who has significantly less resources than Google) had the ability to create a second web engine and then abandon it, it would be dumb to think that Google doesn’t have at least 2 or 3 teams working on different browsers or engines for no reason.

Unless they’re prohibited from creating another web browser ever again (which would most likely be a bad idea), they can probably come up with a working browser in less than two years

Pointing out their hypocrisy will not help anybody. The best you can do is sit down and watch this comedy from the sidelines.

If you don’t want the NSA to spy on you, don’t use anything with a modem. Otherwise forget about it.

I didn’t even know it asked for an email for sign up. I just remember the recovery email.

I don’t think you are required to provide a secondary email, but you get less features without it.

I doubt somebody running from a government is taking their tips from wired.com

They do store it and have provided it to authorities in the past. In their defense, modern laws require you to hand over any data you have or get shut down. But they already knew that, yet choose to ask for it anyways knowing that they have to give it away if asked to.

https://github.com/schollz/croc

Sure. Until that happens, it will be the better option.

And in terms of cashflow, they depend on that google money. They’re in trouble without it

That’s irrelevant. The only thing important is what they have to do for that money, which is setting Google as the default search engine. This only “hurts” you if you don’t take 15 seconds to change the default.

How are they doing that? They’re simply making money by putting Google search as the default. Changing it literally takes a few seconds.

Yes. The Google-funded Firefox that won’t take away your ability to block ads. Any other questions?

In an ideal world the headline would be “Google kills Chrome by preventing users from blocking ads”.