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@ -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 data properly, you can just choose to use a different one by someone who you
trust more. 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
Email is a famous case of this: if I sign up for an email account with Outlook, wanted, and I imagine that there may be some features that Microsoft has added
I don't have to use a proprietary Outlook client. I _could_ if I wanted, and I specifically to the Outlook website and apps, but since they claim to conform to
imagine that there may be some features that Microsoft has added specifically the _open_ email specifications, I can just choose to use a different one.
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 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 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, 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. 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
[Matrix][matrix] is a new chat network that also follows in the same spirit as multiple apps and servers, and servers can federate with each other using an
email, but also has the benefits of multi-party encryption. There are multiple open protocol. I would strongly recommend people who are interested in privacy
apps and servers, and servers can federate with each other using an open to consider it.
protocol. I would strongly recommend people who are interested in privacy to
consider it.
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