Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> also the whole <em>"BuT <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mEtAdAtA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mEtAdAtA</span></a>?"</em> Discussion is completely blown out of proportions by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> fanboys.</p><ul><li>Whereas <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deltaChat</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> are truly <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MultiVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MultiVendor</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MultiProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MultiProvider</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStandards</span></a> that allow for full <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> off all the keys and comms.</li></ul><p>In fact, I'm convinced someone already made a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/delta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>delta</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>server</span></a> as an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnionService</span></a> over <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> just for the lulz.</p><ul><li>The biggest Advantage for Delta Chat is that it doesn't require <em>yet another server</em> but instead just uses <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMAP</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SMTP</span></a> <em>and</em> can even be integrated in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> communications that require <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/archival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archival</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/indexing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indexing</span></a> by merely feeding the private keys to said <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eMail</span></a> archival software [i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/benno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benno</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MailArchiv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MailArchiv</span></a>], which makes it possible to comply with regulations like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GoBD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoBD</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HGB</span></a> where applicable.</li></ul><p>Not that this is something the average user encounters, but it is a big bonus for larger organizations!</p>