Add SimpleX as Signal alternative (#130)
After confirmation in #129, and after the release of the SimpleX mobile clients, adding SimpleX as a real Signal alternative seems like a good idea. There are mostly good things to say, in my opinion (I'm not affiliated), but I've still tried to remain neutral.
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+ [Briar](#briar)
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- [Caveats](#caveats-1)
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+ [Jitsi](#jitsi)
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+ [SimpleX](#simplex)
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- [Caveats](#simplex-caveats)
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* [Conclusions](#conclusions)
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[Jitsi](https://jitsi.org/) is a self-hostable, open source, video-conferencing solution, that can work as an alternative to Zoom. It has a web app, and native apps for desktop, iOS, and android. Matrix currently bundles in Jitsi for use for its video group calls.
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### SimpleX
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[SimpleX](https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat#readme) is a privacy-first messaging protocol and platform. It is open source, anonymous (no identifiers assigned to users), and end-to-end encrypted. The server is fully self-hostable, and the CLI client, iOS client, and Android client can change from the default set of servers run by the SimpleX project in a menu. The Android app is available on F-Droid.
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#### SimpleX Caveats
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- The iOS and Android clients don't use the app store-run push notification system for privacy reasons; receiving messages can be delayed when the app isn't open.
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- There isn't currently a web-based client because the SimpleX project assesses that web has too many attack vectors.
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## Conclusions
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I've outlined here why it's imperative that activist communities migrate away from Signal. We shouldn't be daunted by the inertia that seems to plague general adoption of new chat applications; if our organizations are disciplined enough, and care enough about secure communications, moving to them should be made a priority.
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