[lugm.org] Riot. Break through.

J'informatique jinformatique at riseup.net
Tue Oct 18 15:29:30 UTC 2016


I am sorry to inform you that I discovered today the end-to-end 
encryption feature in Riot is still in beta and not available for 
audio/video.

On 14/10/2016 13:11, J'informatique wrote:
> Hello guys,
>
> Telegram is covering the news because terrorist are using it. The only 
> encryption that is safe is end-to-end encryption with secret chat. 
> Group chat and normal chat are stored encrypted on Telegram servers 
> but Telegram as the keys. And the source code of Telegram running on 
> the server is closed source.
>
> Therefore I recommend you to check out Riot. An open source app, 
> decentralized, using end-to-end encryption that anyone can self host 
> and keep control.
> You don't need a phone number or an email address to login. Just a 
> nickname and a password!
>
> It could replace Skype as it supports audio/video chat. I did not try 
> this features yet.
>
>
> https://riot.im/
>
> Here is an interview with the creator of Riot
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhCfI-xdvlE
>
>
> Have a nice day,
> Jean
>
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