Let’s say I want to bridge from WhatsApp or telegram to Matrix, have I gaibed something in terms of privacy? In which case would it make sense? Public group chats? Direct chats?
Using a bridge can sidestep telemetry that comes with official apps/clients. The services will also see a ping from your bridge server rather than, say, a direct ping from your mobile device. Make sure to self-host if you want to avoid introducing new parties to your communication stack.
This comment section is… something.
If you host the bridges yourself, it makes no difference to privacy.
It’s simply convenient to have all chats in one place 🤷🏼♀️
matrix bridging decrypts the messages aswell, so even less privacy
Wrong, bridges expand privacy, used for attack, not defence.
https://lemmy.world/comment/19823480,
WhatsApp is a scam. It never secures our messages. We do not control it, anti-libre software.
You would be exposed on both sides, instead of just one or the other.
