we2.ee improvements

I've been working today on some improvements to we2.ee, the end-to-end-encrypted messaging platform for the people.

Privacy Policy, GDPR, and Terms.

Privacy is really important to me, and I think it shows in our new GDPR-compliant privacy policy. Basically, we collect the minimum needed to run things, encrypt what we can, and try to be totally clear about how data is handled.

I've also added terms because, well, we need some ground rules. While I'm 100% committed to privacy and security, I won't let we2.ee become a place for harm. It's built to protect legitimate privacy interests - not enable abuse or harassment.

New (less problematic) Logo...

The original logo wasn't great. This one is much better:

Shorter Profile Links.

Here's something neat —we now have shorter profile links. If you use Matrix's matrix.to service, you'll know those URLs can get pretty long. Now you can just use:

• we2.ee/@user (for we2.ee accounts)
• we2.ee/@user:homeserver.net (for other Matrix accounts)

Either way, you'll get redirected to matrix.to/#/@user:homeserver.net. This saves 12 characters for we2.ee accounts compared to using matrix.to directly (or 16 characters compared to matrix.org!), and 5 characters for everyone else.

Pretty handy for fitting Matrix profiles into social media bios — especially on the fantastic X-destroying Bluesky (I'm @sij.law over there).

Matrix 2.0 and Sliding Sync.

Really excited about this one — we2.ee now supports sliding sync. It's a key feature of Matrix 2.0 that changes how clients fetch data. Instead of downloading everything at once, clients can just load what they need for what you're actually looking at. Makes everything snappier - login, launch, sync, you name it. Doesn't matter how many rooms you're in either.

This puts us firmly on the Matrix 2.0 roadmap alongside other major improvements like native OIDC authentication and group VoIP. If you're using modern clients like Element X, you'll notice everything feels much more responsive while keeping all the privacy benefits of decentralized, encrypted chat.

Element Web Right There.

we2.ee points to our Element Web instance, which I keep updated with the latest stable release. Element Web is the most full-featured Matrix client out there for browsers, and is a credible alternative to running a dedicated Matrix client. Having this, plus the Matrix homeserver, plus those profile links all on one super short domain is pretty great, if you ask me.

Say Hello to txt.we2.ee!

One last thing — I've set up txt.we2.ee for secure text sharing. It's powered by PrivateBin and works a lot like Pastebin, but with proper end-to-end encryption. Great for sharing code snippets or logs that you want to disappear after being read.

Upcoming we2.ee Roadmap:

1. Coturn server for more reliable VoIP
2. Jitsi Meet for videoconferencing
3. Public Vaultwarden instance
4. LDAP
5. SIP gateway for telecom interoperability

That’s all for now—public lands legal work calls.

Cheers,

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