• Syn_Attck@lemmy.today
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      7 months ago

      What’s the alternative that everyone has and you can make a new one without much issue or privacy infringement?

      SMS

      Facebook

      Telegram

      WhatsApp

      Signal

      Session

      XMPP

      Matrix

      We still use email because it’s ubiquitous. Boomer to Zoomer, everyone has at least one email address.

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      7 months ago

      It’s not outdated. The chance of a newer electronic communication method being ubiquitous and also relatively open (e.g. not associated directly with a company) is slim. PGP encryption (another “old” technology) solves the privacy nightmare piece. People just have to use it.

      Also I recommend selfhosting email. Mailinabox.email is pretty brainless.

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      7 months ago

      It’s the only decentralized communication protocol for personal messages that is widely adopted. And yes, it’s a privacy nightmare.