• InFerNo@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    1 day ago

    The argument has always been, if when chat rooms are public, anyone can join and start logging the chats, encryption does nothing.

    It has the ability to connect over TLS, but that’s about it.

    I loved using it for its simplicity, except when using all the different flavours of nick registration (Q, NickServ, …).

    • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      10 hours ago

      There is some nuance here. It would be nice to not have your identity publicly linked to your IP address, which is not always the default on IRC.

      That’s the main privacy concern I know about I guess.

    • Damage@feddit.it
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      13 hours ago

      My friends created a telegram group and invited in a couple of bots that do stupid things like posting images or vulgarities when they detect certain words, or perform actions on request.

      I tried to convince them to get rid of the bots but they’re in the “we have nothing to hide” camp.