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Jitsi, the open-source video conferencing platform, now requires a Google, Microsoft, or Facebook account for their online service (jitsi.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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While Jitsi is open-source, most people use the platform they provide, meet.jit.si, for immediate conference calls. They have now introduced a "Know Your Customer" policy and require at least one of the attendees to log in with a Facebook, Github (Microsoft), or Google account.

One option to avoid this is to self-host, but then you'll be identifiable via your domain and have to maintain a server.

As a true alternative to Jitsi, there's jami.net. It is a decentralized conference app, free open-source, and account creation is optional. It's available for all major platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android), including on F-Droid.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But why a Google/FB/MS account? Why isn't an email account from an established provider enough, why centralise to three megacorps?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because these three provide federated login most email providers do not.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't think I'd unironically hear "This is an advantage because now one company controls all your logins" as a reply to privacy concerns.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I didn’t say that. Security and privacy are nearly opposites. This is a security decision.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's plenty of disposable email services out there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

And they're added to spam lists all the time. All you need do is draw up a list of the twenty most popular, because frankly Gmail and outlook already cover so many while leaving room for privacy-friendly providers.