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Session and SimpleX – encrypted messenger comparison (freedomnode.com)

submitted 1 week ago by tatoko556@reddthat.com to c/opensource@programming.dev

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[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago

Paradoxically, if you want to start a conversation with someone you can't meet in person, you have to use another communication tool to forward/receive a QR invitation to open a new chat. And this is the same flaw that Session has.

This is the problem all messengers have that do not use some external ID like email or phone numbers. You first have to communicate over another channel to get started on that new app, unless of course you are physically present. Most people will do that over an insecure channel thus linking them to the account.

So much for "better privacy".