System-wide/background push-to-talk (PTT) voice chat without registration or having to run my own server (to replace Discord)? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by autonomoususer@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Jitsi Meet and Matrix are missing system-wide/background push-to-talk (PTT) (to replace Discord).

Tell Jitsi -> github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/issues/210
Tell Matrix -> github.com/element-hq/element-web/issues/15284
Tell Element Call -> call.element.io (Settings > Feedback)
Tell SimpleX -> github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/issues/2398

Alternatives (obviously must be cross-platform end-to-end encrypted libre software)?

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[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago

You don't need e2ee when you run your own server. Mumble is super easy to set up.

[-] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

No one's going to setup a Mumble server of their own, even if they download Mumble just for me. After we're done talking they'll go straight back to Discord for everyone else.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago

Mumble isn't call based. It works like Discord and has push to talk.

[-] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Reworded:

No one’s going to setup a Mumble server of their own, even if they download Mumble just for me. After we’re done talking they’ll go straight back to Discord for everyone else.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago

You can do it yourself and let them use it?

[-] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This won't get them deleting Discord. It won't spread. I should just fix push-to-talk for myself externally, in PipeWire/WirePlumber, and keep promoting Jitsi, Matrix or SimpleX. If there's a way to do that on Windows and macOS too, that would be a better workaround.

Also, they won't get end-to-end encryption on my Mumble server, so I could still read all their private messages.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Better than Discord reading them all and feeding them and their voice comm. into Discord's AI.

But look, if it was easy, we wouldn't have this discussion. Somewhere we need to start and hosting your own Mumble server is such a small start.

[-] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Or use something better.

this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2024

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