While Jitsi is open-source, most people use the platform they provide, meet.jit.si, for immediate conference calls. They have now introduced a "Know Your Customer" policy and require at least one of the attendees to log in with a Facebook, Github (Microsoft), or Google account.

One option to avoid this is to self-host, but then you'll be identifiable via your domain and have to maintain a server.

As a true alternative to Jitsi, there's jami.net. It is a decentralized conference app, free open-source, and account creation is optional. It's available for all major platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android), including on F-Droid.

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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But why a Google/FB/MS account? Why isn't an email account from an established provider enough, why centralise to three megacorps?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Because these three provide federated login most email providers do not.

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