diff --git a/content/posts/2021-10-31-e2e-encryption-useless-without-client-freedom.md b/content/posts/2021-10-31-e2e-encryption-useless-without-client-freedom.md index 56be048..df8537e 100644 --- a/content/posts/2021-10-31-e2e-encryption-useless-without-client-freedom.md +++ b/content/posts/2021-10-31-e2e-encryption-useless-without-client-freedom.md @@ -153,13 +153,11 @@ you don't trust a particular service to have an app that doesn't encrypt its data properly, you can just choose to use a different one by someone who you trust more. -### email - -Email is a famous case of this: if I sign up for an email account with Outlook, -I don't have to use a proprietary Outlook client. I _could_ if I wanted, and I -imagine that there may be some features that Microsoft has added specifically -to the Outlook website and apps, but since they claim to conform to the _open_ -email specifications, I can just choose to use a different one. +**Email** is a famous case of this: if I sign up for an email account with +Outlook, I don't have to use a proprietary Outlook client. I _could_ if I +wanted, and I imagine that there may be some features that Microsoft has added +specifically to the Outlook website and apps, but since they claim to conform to +the _open_ email specifications, I can just choose to use a different one. On top of that, email is _federated_, which means that if I didn't like Outlook's services, I could switch to a different provider and _still_ be able @@ -167,13 +165,11 @@ to chat with people on Outlook, unlike many of today's siloed services where I can't just message people on Facebook if I only have an account on Twitter, since they don't talk to each other using the same protocol. -### matrix - -[Matrix][matrix] is a new chat network that also follows in the same spirit as -email, but also has the benefits of multi-party encryption. There are multiple -apps and servers, and servers can federate with each other using an open -protocol. I would strongly recommend people who are interested in privacy to -consider it. +[**Matrix**][matrix] is a new chat network that also follows in the same spirit +as email, but also has the benefits of multi-party encryption. There are +multiple apps and servers, and servers can federate with each other using an +open protocol. I would strongly recommend people who are interested in privacy +to consider it. conclusion ---