Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoFrance bans ministers from WhatsApp, Signal; demands French alternativeswww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1250arrow-down14cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1246arrow-down1external-linkFrance bans ministers from WhatsApp, Signal; demands French alternativeswww.politico.euLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square55fedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zip
minus-squareNatanaellinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoBecause sometimes that only results in worse features with more overhead. Not everything is interchangeable with the press of one button.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·7 months agoThe harm is negligible and the benefit massive. This is an obvious win for the French people.
minus-squareNatanaellinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoYou have no idea how complex it is to develop E2EE software. At least they could go with self hosted Matrix (in fact they already do in some departments!). Matrix is even designed to be extensible!
Because sometimes that only results in worse features with more overhead. Not everything is interchangeable with the press of one button.
The harm is negligible and the benefit massive. This is an obvious win for the French people.
You have no idea how complex it is to develop E2EE software. At least they could go with self hosted Matrix (in fact they already do in some departments!). Matrix is even designed to be extensible!