I ran a Matrix server for a while. I used the Riot (now called element) app and web app.
It's security-first and not that hard to administer, but it's not super user friendly. You have a login then a separate encryption passphrase to be able to see your chat history on any new device. You can join their federation network for interoperable communication with users of other servers, but I never tried it. Josh On Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 19:20 Gibson Prichard <[email protected]> wrote: > WhatsApp is end-to-end encrypted, but it is owned by facebook, so if that > bothers you, then it might not be your jam. > > Gibson Prichard > Nashville, TN > [email protected] > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 6:56 PM Adam Hudson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hey guys. Any of you use secure messaging platforms that don't require a >> phone number to use? I like signal, but I don't want something that takes >> over my phone number and causes me to lose texts if I'm not connected to >> internet (which is quite often). Essentially looking for a secure >> alternative to email. Something akin to what the desktop version of signal >> provides. >> >> Any of you have success with a platform like that? >> >> >> -- >> Thank you, >> Adam Hudson >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAPk5cwcvN7A5aN7Tte45iv_DWOkxrBSo4XasUyBk4L6zc37upQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAPk5cwcvN7A5aN7Tte45iv_DWOkxrBSo4XasUyBk4L6zc37upQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CA%2BJ3mBCM-iXhDw3gnTddc%3D5ucjXiPg3-EJJ1rxkw-46_Wo4uNA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CA%2BJ3mBCM-iXhDw3gnTddc%3D5ucjXiPg3-EJJ1rxkw-46_Wo4uNA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CACxE-hNSgBWb8OnVQk-4ZKB2H88-m_ePzs9Lv%2BAjmy3U6f%3DRTA%40mail.gmail.com.
