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Any good Telegram alternative? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 months ago by TheDorkfromYork@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I tried SimpleX but the VPN kill switch on my phone prevents syncing with my computer.

I use telegram primarily as a note taking app with sync features.

Occasionally I send files to friends, so having easy set up for tech illiterate would be great.

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[–] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I was a Signal defender (although I still use it because it's better than Telegram or WhatsApp) but now I'm more pushing for DeltaChat, Matrix and XMPP.

[–] azalty@jlai.lu 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Most matrix clients just collect loads of data, so meh

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

well if you accept it at the setup, then yeah, it does

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All of those are worse

[–] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago

Worse than what? Fully featured chat, E2EE, can be self-hosted and federated. They have it all.