Soatok DreamseekerFeb 20

I've had a few people ask why I didn't post the full Matrix email on my Fedi thread. There are two reasons:

  • It wouldn't fit in 1k characters.
  • Listen carefully:

    • Y'know how "just getting caught cheating on your monogamous partner" isn't the right time to discuss exploring ethical nonmonogamy?

    In a similar vein, asking for information while dismissing a report as "no practical security impact" is still dismissing the goddamn report.

    I excerpted the part of their email where they dismissed my report. That was the part that initiated the immediate disclosure. The inciting turn of phrase.

    It doesn't matter how much you piss on my leg, I'm not going to believe it's raining.

    Show threadSoatok DreamseekerFeb 20

    Matrix has many incentives to lie or mislead. Their leadership includes the CEO of a company whose product is a Matrix client. There's active political talks about the EU investing heavily in Matrix. He's got a vested interest in looking good, even at the expense of doing or even being good.

    On the other hand, I have nothing to gain. If everyone switches to Matrix tomorrow, nothing in my life changes. If Matrix self-implodes and everyone goes back to XMPP tomorrow, nothing in my lfie changes.

    The only things I want are:

  • End-to-end encryption to be better.
  • End-to-end encryption to become ubiquitous for communication protocols and apps.
  • The large tech companies whose business models involve privacy violations and stealing from artists and other creative workers to burn down so gloriously that society forgets the word "billionaire" in twenty years.
    • Show threadSoatok DreamseekerFeb 20

    But what about "don't make perfect the enemy of good"?

    If your cryptography isn't damn near-perfect, it's shit. There aren't many cryptographic solutions that get a C+ in the world. It's either an A, A-, or an F.

    Show thread🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉Feb 20

    @soatok what do you think about autocrypt v2

    https://autocrypt2.org/#/

    https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/TV7GCC-autocrypt_2_post-quantum-cryptography_and_reliable_deletion_forward-secrecy/

    Btw if I bother please feel free to ignore. I don't want no smoke 🙏

    Autocrypt v2 - Post-Quantum and Reliable Deletion

    Modern OpenPGP v6 certificate with post-quantum cryptography, reliable deletion, and transport-agnostic messaging for decentralized systems.

    Show threadSoatok DreamseekerFeb 20
    @nemo It's built on OpenPGP, so I immediately bail out
    Show threadleberschnitzelFeb 20
    @soatok do you have a link to what's wrong with OpenPGP? I really like delta chat, but they also rely on OpenPGP. But of course say that's fine https://delta.chat/en/help#openpgp-secure
    And me as someone who doesn't understand anything about cryptography would really appreciate a professional explaining what's wrong (but I don't want to take up too much of your time)
    Delta Chat: FAQ

    What is Delta Chat? Delta Chat is a reliable, decentralized and secure instant messaging app, available for mobile and desktop platforms. Instant creation of private chat profiles with secure and i...

    Show threadSoatok DreamseekerFeb 20
    @leberschnitzel https://soatok.blog/2024/11/15/what-to-use-instead-of-pgp/ This has references
    What To Use Instead of PGP - Dhole Moments

    It’s been more than five years since The PGP Problem was published, and I still hear from people who believe that using PGP (whether GnuPG or another OpenPGP implementation) is a thing they s…

    Dhole Moments
    Show threadleberschnitzel
    @soatok thank you!
    Feb 20 at 6:16amWeb