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  • Kyrex@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyztoLinux@lemmy.world•Best Bluetooth Adapter?English
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    21 days ago

    I have the TP-Link UB500 V2 and it works flawlessly on my PC with Fedora. I use it to connect my phone for making phone calls, and also to connect my wireless headphones and my dualsense. No problems whatsoever. It supports Bluetooth 5.3 and has the aptX HD codec.

    The only problem I noticed is that if I do bluetooth tethering with my phone, the audio (from my phone to my computer) lags a lot, but I guess that’s normal because the tethering uses up bandwidth meant for the audio transmission.

  • Kyrex@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyztoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is there a secure video chat that does not require a phone number?
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    26 days ago

    Thanks for the heads up

    You’re welcome

    There is something in the quoted Masto thread that suggests realtime video is inherently insecure?

    Well, to keep it simple: Voice/Video Calls on SimpleX are private. The point Sarah (from Cwtch, another private messaging platform) was making in that toot is that it is hard to be truly anonymous on a video call due to network level limitations on how the app route calls. But that is mostly about having privacy from a state-level adversary, I mean don’t even worry about this.

    The info from SimpleX reads as though they are using crypto donations rather than more traceable cash

    The criticism on the Privacy Guides forum is about the SimpleX team implementing a system based on crypto and NFTs to pay server operators, aiming to incentivize people to host more servers. But the catch here is that server operators get a 60% cut and the SimpleX team takes 40%, raising concerns about a possible enshittification, SimpleX will be more inclined to generate revenue instead of improving the app and bla bla bla.

    Also on the other thread that the highlighted comment linked, a developer I respect called ignoramous points out that because SimpleX is based in the UK, it could be subject to the IPA law and there are transparency concerns about the SimpleX team not even caring to warn about it (if you care about that stuff).

    And also SimpleX advertises as not having user identifiers but that’s a lie because by default if you don’t do anything about it the servers have your IP address (and your IP is a user identifier).

    It’s these little things that make me distrust the project. Personally I don’t like Web3/crypto stuff, so I tend to avoid services that implement it.

    This is just for family chat, so total black box security is not a priority.

    Yeah i mean, for your use case, using SimpleX is totally fine. I just wanted to share the criticisms that exist around SimpleX.