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Element at the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty

We’re delighted to be participating in the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty.

Element signs Chat Control open letter

Element has joined other European organisations in an open letter to European leaders on the latest developments regarding Chat Control.

Reality bites the UK government’s push to undermine end-to-end encryption

The UK government’s bruising Apple encounter has, inadvertently, underlined the global support for end-to-end encryption in democratic countries.

Hacking for a sovereign digital Europe

One of the most exciting highlights from Element at HackDays was the launch of Project Aurora, a bold and experimental prototype web and desktop Matrix client.

Matthew Hodgson

How Element protects against Signalgate style accidental invites

Element Server Suite enables the IT department to integrate Element with the organisation’s existing directory system to securely manage end-users.

Advancing Secure & Convenient Government Communications: The Case for Element

The recent incident involving the inadvertent inclusion of a journalist into a Signal group chat where US officials discussed sensitive military operations highlights the complexities governments face when using consumer messaging applications for official communications. Historically, various government administrations have used commercial messaging apps for official purposes. For example, Boris

A difficult chat: Messaging apps in Australian government

The Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) produced an excellent report on consumer messaging apps within the Australian government.

Why the Swedish Armed Forces’ switch to Signal misses the mark

Genuine security requires a holistic approach that considers not just encryption but also data governance, accessibility, interoperability...

Running outdated versions of Synapse is a problem

If you’re still using the old Apache-licensed Synapse version 1.98.0 or older, you’re running unsupported, vulnerable software.

Scaling to millions of users requires Synapse Pro

Nation-scale Matrix deployments will fail if built on the community version of Synapse. Huge deployments need a different architecture, which is what Synapse Pro delivers.

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