• 1bluepixel@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been using it for a while. I stopped.

    My two issues were security concerns because Beeper needs to unencrypt my data from all platforms to re-encrypt it to send it to me, which sounds like a huge single point of failure; and regular connection issues where I had to switch back to the original app.

    Great concept, but not quite there yet.

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      1 year ago

      Not to mention Beeper claims to be open source, but it actually isn’t. That’s a HUGE red flag. This could have changed of course, and anyone’s free to prove me wrong, in fact I’d be glad if someone did. Because running a local Beeper instance over trusting them with your data is ALWAYS the best choice.

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        1 year ago

        Why do you say it’s not open source? I’m using one of their bridges right now to send iMessage to my local matrix server.

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      1 year ago

      What would you recommend instead? A lot of my people are on Signal, and it would be tough to get them off, but as of now, I really just need something that can deal with Signal and SMS.

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        1 year ago

        Honestly, I’m just back to multiple apps. I work with people from all over, so I have like 7 different apps. Ah well.

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        1 year ago

        I’m just using matrix through other cinny on web and schildichat on android. You will need to self host if you want to host the bridges yourself without any possibility of another server owner seeing the unencrypted chats, but matrix is definitely the way to “future proof” your chatting imo.

  • Shiggs (they/them)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    I was on the list for 267 days, and on Friday I finally got my invite half way through throwing my server out a skyscraper window trying to get a matrix server/ bridge spun up locally. It was worth the wait.

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    1 year ago

    I’d been on the waitlist for more than a year, but finally on. I downloaded the app a little while ago to keep tabs on my progress through the waitlist and they definitely have been speeding up the process of getting people onboarded to be fair.

  • jmanes@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I got an invite but haven’t claimed it yet. Not really wanting to use it now… Too many issues that I have read about security wise. Also they are trying to build a super-chat app that just calls into everything else. Historically this approach has not worked, and I don’t see it suddenly working now.

  • sorchist@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I just got an invite, and I’d already forgotten what it was and why I wanted to join!