Im pretty sure matrix.org data has been and will be sharing data with law enforcement. Even if you use encryption, they collect loads of metadata. With smaller servers it depends on local jurisdiction i guess.
Matrix.org is one of my big concerns with Matrix, as it oversees most big groupchats. If you selfhost your server, chances are it is still observing some of your conversations due to just how big and prevalent it is.
The moment they start rolling out any closed or paid features and the immediate reaction of the community isnt forking the entire protocol, i will ditch matrix. Ive become very trigger happy with this stuff.
I am content with XMPP for now. I know it has some flaws but seems like Matrix brings more - such as heavier servers and most importantly for me - the “store everything” aspect.
Of course they will. They only company that has actually ever refused, to my knowledge, is lavabit, and that’s because they shut down their operations entirely when the gov demanded encryption keys due to Snowden.
The fact that such an enormous portion of users and groups are on the matrix.org server is a huge problem.
You don’t have to be “pretty sure”, you can just read their law enforcement policies here.
They’re not, nor have they ever been, a group of folk trying to hide from governments/LE: they’re a legal company headquartered in the UK, and are bound by its laws.
Having said that, they’re also historically against the UK Government’s attempts at instilling things like encryption backdoors.
If you’re still paranoid, host your own server; you can still use Element (the client hosted at Element.io) to access it.
Im pretty sure matrix.org data has been and will be sharing data with law enforcement. Even if you use encryption, they collect loads of metadata. With smaller servers it depends on local jurisdiction i guess.
Matrix.org is one of my big concerns with Matrix, as it oversees most big groupchats. If you selfhost your server, chances are it is still observing some of your conversations due to just how big and prevalent it is.
The moment they start rolling out any closed or paid features and the immediate reaction of the community isnt forking the entire protocol, i will ditch matrix. Ive become very trigger happy with this stuff.
I am content with XMPP for now. I know it has some flaws but seems like Matrix brings more - such as heavier servers and most importantly for me - the “store everything” aspect.
Of course they will. They only company that has actually ever refused, to my knowledge, is lavabit, and that’s because they shut down their operations entirely when the gov demanded encryption keys due to Snowden.
The fact that such an enormous portion of users and groups are on the matrix.org server is a huge problem.
You don’t have to be “pretty sure”, you can just read their law enforcement policies here.
They’re not, nor have they ever been, a group of folk trying to hide from governments/LE: they’re a legal company headquartered in the UK, and are bound by its laws.
Having said that, they’re also historically against the UK Government’s attempts at instilling things like encryption backdoors.
If you’re still paranoid, host your own server; you can still use Element (the client hosted at Element.io) to access it.