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It needs to be made more clear that 1:1 VoIP is end to end encrypted #1566

Open aaronraimist opened 4 years ago

aaronraimist commented 4 years ago

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One of the most common questions in #riot:matrix.org is "Are 1:1 VoIP calls encrypted?"

Riot does not make it very clear right now that they are encrypted. The calling interface in needs some design to show people that it is encrypted.

At initial easy step might be to change the tooltips "Voice Call" and "Video Call" to "Encrypted Voice Call" and "Encrypted Video Call" when you are in a 1:1 room that is encrypted (yes unencrypted rooms also use encryption for VoIP but it's probably more clear to just explain to people that everything is encrypted in an encrypted room). Most people probably won't see it but maybe some will.

Other than that I'm not sure what the design should look like. Maybe you could put a shield on the calling buttons?

notramo commented 4 years ago

It should be indicated in the green Active call panel: image

t3chguy commented 3 years ago

@dbkr iirc this one is solved by the new designs, right?

dbkr commented 3 years ago

This is indeed part of the new designs: I asked for it because I'm really bored of people asking too ;)

itay-grudev commented 2 years ago

Ping! What is the status on this? I personally would like it if it prints some debugging information somewhere that includes for example the encryption algorithm that is used. It's also what people would like to see to feel secure.