Blog roll please!
Quick reads across a variety of topics
Relcaim Family Privacy with Diode
Diode
04 Dec
12:00
Family communication should be simple, safe, and truly secure. Group messaging keeps everyone connected, shared photos preserve memories, and digital calendars keep the household running. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: most traditional messaging apps fall short on family safety and secure messaging. The Problem Every photo, message, and document shared usually passes through, and often stays on, someone else’s server. Even “secure” messaging apps rely on centralized systems that can be logged, exposed, or linked...
Diode Collab Update - November
Diode
30 Nov
12:00
The Diode Collab app made strong improvements throughout November, delivering valuable improvements across versions v1.17.28 through v1.18.7. Private Drives Private Drives lets teams create multiple permission-based drives inside one Zone, each with its own storage and settings, so organizations can give members access only to what they need and consolidate collaboration into a single Zone. Faster Zone Settings & Mobile File Sync Because mobile devices (especially Android) have slower disk performance, joining large or multiple...
Diode & ICP – Driving Secure, Decentralized Collaboration
Diode
20 Nov
12:00
Diode’s collaboration with the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) has introduced always-on, self-custody decentralized infrastructure for private team collaboration. Since enabling canisters for all communities in October 2025, over 1,000 Diode Collab Zones are now using canisters for decentralized team collaboration! This milestone highlights the growing adoption of self-custody collaboration for organizations, teams, communities, and families who value privacy. Celebrating 1,000 Private Communities with the Internet Computer Protocol! To celebrate this milestone, Diode is launching the...
Security and Crisis Management Platform with Diode
Diode
31 Oct
12:00
When Privacy Meets Preparedness Recently, a major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) disrupted banks, websites, communication platforms, and government services worldwide. This revealed how much organizations depend on centralized cloud providers—and how vulnerable communication can be, especially when needed during emergencies, when those systems fail. Diode offers a decentralized, Zero Trust network that removes single points of failure from third-party solutions, ensuring secure messaging, file sharing, and network access with complete privacy and guaranteed...
Diode Collab Update - September & October
Diode
28 Oct
12:00
The Diode Collab app saw great progress throughout September and October, with impactful updates in versions v1.17.21 to v1.17.27 as the team continues advancing a broader set of major developments in upcoming versions that are soon to be released. Enable ICP Canisters on All Zones As of 1.17.23, all Zones now include an ICP Canister by default, bringing always-on self-custody benefits to every Zone. Learn more here. Dismiss Desktop OS Notifications Automatically OS notifications on...
Diode Collab Update - August
Diode
31 Aug
12:00
The Diode Collab app received its latest round of improvements in August, included in versions v1.17.14 to v1.17.20. Improved Discover Search & Listings The Discover page now displays card listings more quickly, improves search relevance, and supports pagination for faster first-page rendering. Improved Connection Warnings The error messages for sign up and login to better explain connection problems has been improved. See Chat Sync Status Chats now display a banner when syncing with team members,...
Diode Collab vs. Signal
Diode
20 Aug
12:00
Privacy and security are critical for teams whose data and communication must stay protected. Self-custody ensures teams have full control over communication without third-party data exposure, creating a secure foundation for collaboration. Two secure messaging platforms in this space are Signal and Diode Collab. Both offer end-to-end encryption and a privacy-first design, but they differ in their approach: Diode Collab is built for teams with self-custody data, identities, and permissions, whereas Signal is built for...
Diode Collab Update - July
Diode
31 Jul
12:00
July brought a new round of improvements to the Diode Collab app - the following updates are live in versions v1.17.10 to v1.17.13! ICP Support for Join & Chat Attachments Diode now uses Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) canisters and vetKeys to enable secure Zone joining and chat attachment syncing, even when no existing members are online, by validating membership through ChainFusion and providing decryption keys through the Zone smart contract. You must be using a...
Slack vs. Mattermost vs. Diode: Best Self-Custody Alternatives for Enterprise Collaboration
Slack alternative
28 Jul
00:00
Enterprise collaboration has evolved through three distinct phases, each addressing the growing need for data security and organizational control. While cloud-based solutions like Slack revolutionized team communication, they introduced critical vulnerabilities that on-premise alternatives attempted to solve. Now, a new category has emerged that combines the best of both worlds: on-chain collaboration platforms. Table of Contents Slack vs. Mattermost vs. Diode Comparison Cloud-Based Solutions (Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord) On-Premise Solutions (Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, Zulip) On-Chain Solutions...
Diode Collab - The Web3 Messaging App
Diode
01 Jul
12:00
Messaging Built for Web3 When communication tools were first built, they were not created for a world in which your data lived in cloud environments beyond your control. They were built for a more innocent time when successful communication was the ends, instead of the means to acquire your information. As the Internet and cloud infrastructure has advanced to meet demand, the underlying technology services, and most of the widely used communication apps, have consolidated...