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Does Element log the IP address of app users? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Not sure anyone here can answer this but it is best to assume so.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

from my knowledge, element doesn't but the home server does, depending on their setup

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Sadly the matrix protocol is leaky because of WebRTC. IPs are logged everywhere. Solution? XMPP, native proxy support, darknets ready and awesome no bloat clients!