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Matrix Is Not Safe for EU Data Privacy
Matrix's UK ties, metadata leaks, and opaque governance expose EU organizations to GDPR and Schrems II risks. Learn why Wire is the safer, compliant choice for secure communication.
For public-sector organizations, critical infrastructure, and privacy-conscious enterprises in the EU, the question isn't just whether Matrix is functional or innovative, it's whether it complies with GDPR, resists foreign surveillance, and puts you in control. In short: Matrix’s legacy encryption protocols offer content confidentiality, but leak significant structural metadata - exactly the kind of data EU privacy law seeks to protect. Jurisdictional risk from UK surveillance laws Metadata leakage from legacy encryption protocols Opaque federation controls locked behind proprietary software Vendor capture that compromises governance and transparency
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