Voice Calls: Secure, Crystal-Clear, AI-Powered

Post by ouesp » Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 1:38 PM UTC

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MichaelApproved wrote: post #24

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> end-to-end only device to device (so I can't swap seamlessly from a desktop to a mobile session) How do you accomplish a seamless swap from desktop to a mobile session using end-to-end encryption?

https://riot.im Most seamless end-to-end encrypted solution I've come across. And it's still in beta. Every piece is open source (I'm running my own server), it's federated, supports history sync as a first-citizen feature, individual read receipts for group messages. The UX is not as polished as Telegram, but it's improving rapidly and is more than usable as a daily driver.

Post by lucb1e » Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 1:40 PM UTC

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phillc73 wrote: post #2

I've managed to setup Telegram for most of my (non-technical) family - wife, siblings, mother (she doesn't even have a smart phone and just uses Telegram as a message client on her desktop. It's a very convenient way to share family related pictures). Voice calls are an excellent addition. If these could now also be extended to video calls, I could likely ditch Skype forever.

A client of mine once explicitly asked to communicate via Wire [1] which is pretty similar to Skype but E2E encrypted. It was launched by a Skype co-founder, is easy to use and has a pleasant interface. And it's open source. I can't really tell if the product really does what it's advertising, perhaps someone with more expertise could chime in on that. I got stuck on it and I'm considering ditching Skype altogether f…

Post by Cthulhu_ » Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 1:41 PM UTC

necessity wrote: post #88

lucb1e wrote: post #85

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A very well-known cross-platform GUI library. If you google qt, the top hits are the official website and Wikipedia. Without clicking any link, the descriptions would have given you an answer.

I know what it is, it's just not lightweight.

Post by lucb1e » Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 1:42 PM UTC

dgellow wrote: post #33

unicornporn wrote: post #25

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But NOBODY I know actually uses the secure chat feature — mainly because it isn't default, but also because it doesn't sync between devices.

The lack of sync is a feature. That's what you get when you have a secure system.

Post by dioltas » Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 1:42 PM UTC

lucb1e wrote: post #90

eddiecalzone wrote: post #51

Signal has this as well. I trust their security (personal bias), but unfortunately the call quality is a non-starter at the moment.

As does Wire, just for the record. They are one of the newer kids on the block. Open sourced in March 2016, End to End encrypted (everything and by default) since June 2016 (or the other way around). Supports chats, calls, video calls, file transfers and multiple devices (including Linux, though Electron...).