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The creator of Pixelfed announced an upcoming encrypted messenger for the fediverse that will work across the fediverse (mastodon.social)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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It will be open source, end to end encrypted using Signal’s double ratchet encryption protocol, and he plans to make it easy for fediverse platforms to integrate it. The beta will release later this month.

He’s also the creator of https://fedidb.org btw

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[–] MargotRobbie 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Makes a lot more sense when you realize they hired an ex-Google exec to run Signal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meredith Whittaker? Artificial Intelligence researcher [0], not ex-Google exec, Meredith Whittaker who "led global walkouts" [1] against Google? Meredith Whittaker who "helped lead employee protests at Google over the search giant’s military work, artificial intelligence and policies" [2], Meredith Whittaker?

If that's who you're talking about, they chose the right person to lead a project that goes completely against the silicon valley M.O. of selling your private data to the highest bidder or mining it to sell ads. Her actions have demonstrated she isn't afraid of speaking up or pushing back against "the hand that feeds you", even at risk of being retaliated.

[0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/samshead/2019/04/23/google-a-i-researcher-says-shes-being-punished-for-organising-a-mass-walkout/

[1] https://news.sky.com/story/google-walkout-leader-meredith-whittaker-leaves-company-following-claims-of-retaliation-11764114

[2] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-protest-leader-meredith-whittaker-015305645.html

[–] MargotRobbie 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like her politics and activism, I just don't think Google and ex-Google people know the features people want out of a messenging app.

Yes I'm still very unhappy over Allo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes I'm still very unhappy over Allo.

Same, it had so much potential, but seems to have been poorly managed.