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Matrix 1.9 to be released this week! (self.privacy)

submitted 1 year ago by mypasswordis1234 to c/[email protected]

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In a recent Matrix blog post dated November 24, they wrote:

"Matrix 1.9 is due out next week. Keep your eyes peeled for an update."

This means that we can expect the new version this week. All new features are described here.

The most important are:

Role-Based Access Control
Account locking (by server admins) [MSC3939]
Official spec support for custom emojis and stickers [MSC2545/MSC1951/MSC3892/MSC4027]

I am so excited especially about the custom emojis! Stay tuned 😎

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

It will be interest for future releases of Matrix how the change to AGPLv3 will affect its functionality. Although with it being decentralized, the fact that al messages and activity seems to have a permanent record on the server, Matrix is nonexistant for privacy options. I know messages are encrypted, but having a permanent record of user history, it's on the level of a proprietary system due to no access to user history records, that's no different than a permanent history that can never be changed or deleted like Matrix.