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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (5 children)

So like matrix?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (7 children)

It's email, adapted to a chat UI.

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[–] [email protected] 151 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I get that WhatsApp is not a platform to use if you care about your privacy, but WTF is "Delta Chat" and why would I switch to it rather than say Signal?

[+] [email protected] -6 points 6 days ago (9 children)

Because delta chat is using an open protocol (email) and you can run your own servers meaning it is decentralized unlike Signal. Also it is actually anonymous unlike Signal, so you don’t need to give anyone your phone number and people can’t find where you live just by knowing your username.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago (11 children)

you don’t need to give anyone your phone number

You do not need to give your number anymore to use Signal.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Because delta chat is using an open protocol (email)

So not an instant messaging protocol but rather a technology that the whole world would do differently if they could go back in time?

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 6 days ago (6 children)

I agree that Signal is nice, but I think the point here is that Delta Chat is decentralized

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 days ago (5 children)

As I've understood, Delta chat is based on the IMAP protocol and uses the infrastructure of your email provider. Thus, it uses no own server infrastructure, but has the also the downsides of the protocol and some issues with many email providers.

Wikipedia.de - Delta Chat (no English version available yet)

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