I've started using @getgrid for location sharing as an alternative to Find My Friends. It uses @matrix to communicate and seems to be exactly my thing. With that said, it's very early days. The roadmap looks good, but the app itself seems a bit buggy and inefficient on some platforms. But it'll get there.
https://mygrid.app/
[#]privacy #FOSS
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@zak @matrix looks interesting! Now if only I could get my IRL friends on matrix 🤣
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@distributed A Matrix account is not required!
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@zak huh thats cool! Wonder how it's e2ee then, as there needs to be an exchange of keys between contacts for that, if I'm not mistaken
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@distributed I believe that still happens during enrollment and when adding a "friend." It's using the Matrix protocol, it's just not using an account to get it done.
Granted, I haven't looked that far into it.
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@distributed @zak An existing Matrix account is indeed not required! The app leverages Matrix's encryption standards but provides its own authentication and identity management system via SMS verification. This ensures that users benefit from E2EE without requiring a user/password from a prior Matrix account. We're considering eventually moving away from phone numbers to enhance privacy down the line.
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@getgrid This would be awesome to see. As someone who obviously uses a password manager, I'd love the ability to sign up for a normal account for this.
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