After testing the non-self hosted version, it seems like the quality isn’t really good :-/ - idk if that’s because I stream from the browser and if OBS will make a difference

Edit: nevermind, it seems like it supports more, but their interface is really not intuitive. I’ll test it, seems nice :)

Matrix seems really overkill for this task, and is so damn complicated (probably resource intensive too?)

Seems cool, but they do data collection other than anonymous statistical data, which is a big no no for me

That’s nice, thanks :) - didn’t know that

I’m on Windows atm, but will eventually switch to Linux.

I would prefer the setup to be easy on the client side, so other people can do it in a small amount of time and easily (non technical people or people that don’t want to think too much)

Oh, OBS gives a virtual camera? That’s nice!

Thought this way yes.

I misread and saw that it was some kind of DMCA, and an instance owner would probably not want to play around with that. Not respecting local laws on specific things is not likely to have serious repercussions

How would decentralized alternatives be immune to this?

Damn, I rarely looked at these types of website, but wtf is that. I feel like every post is dumb and worthless. Just spam.

Damn, it looks amazing

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Mhh, I would prefer to take a safer option, but thanks for the useful infos :)

Alright! I try to stay away from WebRTC / browser stuff though, as I feel like it’s too limiting (limited codecs, quality, settings, often slow…)

Someone proposed this before. I’ll have to try, but I’m afraid it will be a bit janky. Can’t only stream a specific app with sound, and probably can’t configure too much (quality, FPS, …)

What should I use with OBS? I believe it can’t be used by itself, and I need something to stream to.

That’s what I was looking into but yea, it seems their screen sharing capabilities are still too limited. Thanks for sharing though :)

I’ll have to try, but I’m afraid it will be a bit janky. Can’t only stream a specific app with sound

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The privacy statement shows big words and all, but I’m interested in the legal page of privacy policy. Unfortunately, an orange flag is that it isn’t easily available from anywhere, which is a bad practice. Here is its link: https://mailbox.org/en/data-protection

It’s not written like ordinary privacy policies, they organized it in categories, which funnily enough makes it harder to read and understand.

Overall it’s pretty good but a lot of things aren’t mentioned. It seems like the IP with which you registered is permanently stored on their servers. Big red flag if that’s the case. Consider using a VPN/proxy when creating an account if that matters to you.

It seems like they also let you store your private key encrypted by a password, which is a nice way to do it. Incoming emails are encrypted this way which makes them encrypted at rest. I wonder how it works with other email clients though. Nothing to say more than it’s perfect.

They don’t use the content of your emails, they don’t sell your data or “track” you. That’s nice!

NOTE: I actually didn’t read proton’s privacy policy! So I can’t compare both, but in terms of privacy you’re pretty good with mailbox. Their analytics respect your privacy overall. Anonymity isn’t perfect but they allow VPNs and Tor exit nodes. They would benefit from having more transparency around this subject: data collection and time of retention.

No worries! That’s kind of you :)

My simple answer for encryption is that encryption at rest ensures that if the mail provider gets hacked or an employee goes rogue, your mails won’t leak. This as well as them not being able to hand out your mail in case of an investigation. That’s pretty much their only advantage over a classical host.

Then you’re good. My main complaint is for the free plan. You either pay or are forced to use their UI and protocols. Most users are on the free plan and as such, enter kind of a walled garden

Their predatory pricing also doesn’t make them look great