Anyone is free to contact me for any reason. Below are ways to contact me.

## XMPP

You can reach me at **aramjongh@aramjonghu.dev**.

My preferred way of contacting is via a [XMPP](https://xmpp.org/) client. It is a privacy focused standard and it is decentralized. No one owns XMPP. Look [here](https://xmpp.org/software/?category=clients) to determine which client options there are for your operating system (or browser). But generally:

| Platform     | Client                                                                                                                                        | Offers server for login                                |
| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Linux        | Dino                                                                                                                                          | No                                                     |
| Windows      | Converse.js (browser based), but I would recommend Movim in a browser. It seems that there is no solid option that supports calls on Windows. | Yes for both                                           |
| Android/AOSP | Conversations (free in fdroid store) or Cheogram                                                                                              | Conversations has, Cheogram is a fork of Conversations |
| iOS          | Monal IM or Siskin IM                                                                                                                         | Siskin does via tigase.im                              |
| MacOS        | Monal IM or Converse.js for browser based                                                                                                     | Conversejs does                                        |
| Browser      | Movim or Converse.js                                                                                                                          | Yes for both                                           |

Note that you can use any client even if they do not offer their own server for account creation. You can create an account on any provider such as conversejs.org. Then log in to your preferred client.

## Email

Not preferred, but you can contact me via email at **aramjonghu@tutamail.com**.

## Other platforms

For various reasons, I am not on a handful of the larger platforms. Check on the [home](/) page in the **About** section under the **Notable Questions** header if you wish to know why.

> Below I drop a sort of rant on secure messaging, you can skip reading. I will move this elsewhere later.

### Not recommended

I do not use various chat apps, or I do not recommend them for private messaging. Some examples:

- SMS
- WhatsApp (anything from Meta)
- Telegram
- Line (both JP and World versions)
- Viber

These options lack privacy and sometimes basic security features. Metadata is often enough not end-to-end encrypted, let alone the messages themselves. Metadata is generally enough information to infer information about you that should have stayed between you and the recipient. Data from these apps are used to track you, share your information for various reasons such as advertising or AI training among other reasons detrimental to the user.

### Platforms I'd recommend

There are a few platforms I generally would recommend, though if I am on them, my contact details are not shared publicly.

- Signal
- SimpleX
- Briar

Each is solid in their own right. Signal is probably the easiest for users to switch from if they are used to apps like Line or WhatsApp. One downside is that Signal still requires a phone number, which can be personally identifiable.
