With the recent news about discord asking for face or ID scan, what other alternatives are there that we can recommend to our less tech-savvy friends?
With the recent news about discord asking for face or ID scan, what other alternatives are there that we can recommend to our less tech-savvy friends?
I tried it yesterday with a docker homeserver, it seems like if I log in from a new device all the previous chats are possibly lost if I can’t verify the user?
Also user management seems to be a bit of a mess to me (although I didn’t spend much time with that, so I could be wrong)
Correct. That is what forward secrecy is. That way, if a malicious/state actor gains access to your account, they won’t be able to see your previous messages. If you cross-sign by verifying the new device with an old device, you will be able to decrypt those old messages.
This only applies to encrypted chats. Unencrypted chats’ and rooms’ history will be able to be accessed regardless.