▲ 1 ▼ What are your opinions on Matrix? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by Prater@lemmy.world to c/privacyguides@lemmy.one 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments I was sold on Matrix as a viable alternative to Discord but recently read this article which made it look not so good.
[–] dngray@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) you have to attach your matrix ID to your phone number Yes, this is FUD, it's not necessary, and entirely opt-in. Also you don't even need to connect to the identity server. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mister_monster@monero.town 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah, you don't have to. But to be able to easily prove you are who you are to IRL people you will. And the decision tells you something about the product and protocol design. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ninchuka@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago what? no you dont and the founders have said they dont like them at all since they go against the core of matrix but they make alot of sense in businesses for an internal chat app permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mister_monster@monero.town 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah, you don't have to. But to be able to easily prove you are who you are to IRL people you will. And the decision tells you something about the product and protocol design. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ninchuka@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago what? no you dont and the founders have said they dont like them at all since they go against the core of matrix but they make alot of sense in businesses for an internal chat app permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ninchuka@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago what? no you dont and the founders have said they dont like them at all since they go against the core of matrix but they make alot of sense in businesses for an internal chat app permalink fedilink source parent