[polski-g]

Imagine your parents:

* need to use size 18 font on their phone

* refer to the phone as "that fancy music player"

* calls you when their favorite blog doesn't "load"

* every password they've ever had is "password1"

Now you want to tell them to "download this new app, generate a private key, store it as a backup somewhere. When you get a new phone, you need to re-import it"

Good luck with that.

[pkulak]

Fluffy Chat is great on iOS. My mom uses it; it respects system fonts very nicely.

I get the frustration with encryption though. I wish there was a way to mark a homeserver as default _NOT_ encrypted. My homeserver is in my closet. Given the choice, I'd rather take the extremely tiny opsec hit for all the simplicity and usability benefits of unencrypted rooms.

[Bender]

I assume the government installations are integrating it with LDAP/AD or at least they should. This assumes both chat and LDAP/AD are logging to a SIEM for the auditors.

[onraglanroad]

Also, I'd encourage the use of "passphrase" rather than "password".

No-one normal can remember tr5vgh6##t5, but something like "$firstpetsname notatafarm garbagecan" is secure and easily remembered.

[tsimionescu]

Having tried to use that, I can assure you that no one actually (a) remembers their passphrase, nor (b) is willing to type it in when it does come up. It's a fun idea, but it's actually much worse UX than even a secure password.

[onraglanroad]

"load" is the correct term. What would you call it?

[tormeh]

You just don't say the sentence at all and instead choose a technology from one of the big tech companies.