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@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ This depends on what your use case is. Are you looking for a secure
version of SMS, or are you looking for an organised place for version of SMS, or are you looking for an organised place for
different groups and tasks to be handled? The former fits the use case different groups and tasks to be handled? The former fits the use case
of Threema, Signal, Telegram, Whatsapp, and the latter is better handled of Threema, Signal, Telegram, Whatsapp, and the latter is better handled
by Slack, Mattermost, Rocketchat, and Matrix. We are not implying that by Slack, Mattermost, Rocketchat, and Matrix.
all these chat apps have the 3 baselines passed, but just giving you
examples.
![](/u/image/chat-usecase.jpg) ![](/u/image/chat-usecase.jpg)
@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ of the servers where the chat is running. It mostly becomes a crucial
question in two ways. question in two ways.
One is if you face the possibility of having to deal with One is if you face the possibility of having to deal with
authorities - meaning you need to care which law will apply in case authorities - then you need to know which law will apply in case
you are being investigated. you are being investigated.
Two is if you care for the environmental and ethical impact of your Two is if you care for the environmental and ethical impact of your
@ -166,11 +164,11 @@ running the server by yourself or by somebody you can trust is a big
difference between some chat apps and others. Chats that offer home difference between some chat apps and others. Chats that offer home
servers, self-hosted options such as Matrix or Mattermost give you the servers, self-hosted options such as Matrix or Mattermost give you the
ability to choose, and any chat app that does not, locks you in the ability to choose, and any chat app that does not, locks you in the
chat provider's choice. choice of the chat provider.
### 4. Decentralised or centralised ### 4. Decentralised or centralised
Does all of our conversation only go to one company in one country, or Does all of our conversation only go to one company or to one country, or
can it be in the different small or big streams everywhere and be can it be in the different small or big streams everywhere and be
independently open to each other? Most chats out there are the former, independently open to each other? Most chats out there are the former,
and federated chats are the latter. and federated chats are the latter.
@ -185,7 +183,7 @@ really strange? That's what most chats are.
But what if we can stay in our own home and call each other and still But what if we can stay in our own home and call each other and still
can have a conversation? And the conversation does not only stay in can have a conversation? And the conversation does not only stay in
one house, but in everybody's house for when it's their own one house, but in everybody's house when it's their own
conversation? That's more like how Matrix imagined how chats should conversation? That's more like how Matrix imagined how chats should
work. work.
@ -197,14 +195,14 @@ Matrix instance and talk to them.
It might sound silly but it is still an important factor for a lot of It might sound silly but it is still an important factor for a lot of
early adopters and people who just gotta have their hands on the early adopters and people who just gotta have their hands on the
latest groundbreaking stuff (cough). This is it. Matrix is the hottest latest groundbreaking stuff (*cough*). This is it. Matrix is the hottest
chat system of 2021 and hands down the most innovative project amongst chat system of 2021 and hands down the most innovative project amongst
all the chat apps out there because of its federation and security all the chat apps out there because of its federation and security
design. design.
## The baselines that you shouldn't compromise ## The baselines that you shouldn't compromise
A lot of us brush off the topic of privacy thinking "But I don't have A lot of us brush off the topic of privacy thinking "But *I* don't have
anything to hide." but it is not that simple. Even though you might anything to hide." but it is not that simple. Even though you might
not have anything to hide now, people who you have a conversation with not have anything to hide now, people who you have a conversation with
might have a very different stance and you affect them with your might have a very different stance and you affect them with your
@ -236,7 +234,7 @@ choosing "Secret Chat" Function in Telegram.
Even when the chat app can not read your conversation thanks to the Even when the chat app can not read your conversation thanks to the
encryption, some chats do access a lot of other information, such as encryption, some chats do access a lot of other information, such as
with whom you are talking to for how often and for how long ("meta with whom you are talking to for how often and for how long ("meta
information"). We tend to focus on not revealing the content of our data"). We tend to focus on not revealing the content of our
chat and to forget that the other information can be collected while chat and to forget that the other information can be collected while
being unnoticed. being unnoticed.