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5 Messengers for Privacy

Concerned about your privacy in messaging apps? Let's dive into some options and why you should reconsider WhatsApp and Telegram.

1. SimpleX:

- ✔️ No IDs

- ✔️ No Phone Number Required

- ✔️ Decentralized & Encrypted

- ❌ Smaller User Base

https://simplex.chat/

2. Element (Powered by Matrix):

- ✔️ Decentralized

- ✔️ Customizable

- ❌ Learning Curve

https://element.io/

3. Session:

- ✔️ Decentralized

- ✔️ No Phone Number Required

- ❌ Smaller User Base

https://getsession.org/

4. Threema:

- ✔️ End-to-End Encryption

- ✔️ Swiss Privacy Laws

- ❌ Paid App

https://threema.ch/

5. Signal:

- ✔️ Strong Encryption

- ✔️ Open Source

- ❌ Requires Phone Number

https://www.signal.org/

When it comes to WhatsApp and Telegram, exercise caution:

- WhatsApp:

- Owned by Facebook

- Collects User Data

- Encrypted, but metadata shared

- 🚨 Check Privacy Settings!

- Telegram:

- Encrypted, but opt-in

- Not Fully Open Source

- 🚨 Carefully Review Permissions!

Prioritize your privacy and choose the messenger that aligns with your privacy preferences. 🤐 #PrivacyMessengers #PrivacyMatters

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Discussion

afdc0640... 2y ago

Maybe a stupid question, but I often see people say that WhatsApp is encrypted, but how could one know it for sure? Isn't it proprietary? So it could be doing whatever it wants? I'd appreciate some links to read about it.. :)

mukona 2y ago

For the check privacy settings ones, it won't change much as you do not know the other party's settings.

SimpleX seems to be trending.

Nelly 🍁 2y ago

Which do you use?

Proudmuslim 2y ago

Session lacks PFS

Scarlett 2y ago

Check:

https://securemessagingapps.com

and rate the security

green=3 yellow=1 red=0

Results:

1. Threema = 85 = WINNER

2. Session = 79

3. Signal = 77

4. Wickr (Amazon) = 62

5. Element / Matrix = 59

6. WhatsApp = 34

7. Telegram = 29

8. Apple iMessage = 25

9. Facebook Messenger = 25

ede3d957... 2y ago

Threema is not fully open source.

SimplexChat still seems to be the best but the funding doesn't make sense at all. Why invite the globalists for a measly 370k? Only makes sense if the intelligence community is involved like with Signal.