6 Best Secure Messaging Alternatives to WhatsApp | Avoid the Hack – https://avoidthehack.com/best-secure-messengers
The content of your messages and the metadata associated with them should be secure and private. Unfortunately many messengers out there fail to do this.
Telegram operates in the cloud, and while this does have good portability across multiple devices and device types, the service provider (or anyone with access to the cloud server) could theoretically read them at any time with relative ease; Telegram stores messages on the third-party cloud provider's server.
According to Telegram’s privacy policy, the service itself logs IP addresses and phone numbers.
#Infosec #Session #SimpleXchat #Briar #Threema
#Element #Telegram #privacy
The content of your messages and the metadata associated with them should be secure and private. Unfortunately many messengers out there fail to do this.
Telegram operates in the cloud, and while this does have good portability across multiple devices and device types, the service provider (or anyone with access to the cloud server) could theoretically read them at any time with relative ease; Telegram stores messages on the third-party cloud provider's server.
According to Telegram’s privacy policy, the service itself logs IP addresses and phone numbers.
#Infosec #Session #SimpleXchat #Briar #Threema
#Element #Telegram #privacy
SimpleX Chat: private and secure cross platform messenger without any user IDs (not even random)
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Website : https://simplex.chat/
SimpleX Chat (SimpleX Chat - e2e encrypted messenger without any user IDs - private by design!)
https://f-droid.org/packages/chat.simplex.app/
Quick start – https://simplex.chat/docs/guide/readme.html
#SimpleXchat #security #privacy #encryption #E2EE
#FLOSS
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E2E-encrypted messages with markdown and editing
:~ E2E-encrypted images and files
:~ Decentralized secret groups — only users know they exist
:~ E2E-encrypted voice messages
:~ Disappearing messages
:~ E2E-encrypted audio and video calls
:~ Portable encrypted database — move your profile to another device
:~Incognito mode —
unique to SimpleX Chat
Website : https://simplex.chat/
SimpleX Chat (SimpleX Chat - e2e encrypted messenger without any user IDs - private by design!)
https://f-droid.org/packages/chat.simplex.app/
Quick start – https://simplex.chat/docs/guide/readme.html
#SimpleXchat #security #privacy #encryption #E2EE
#FLOSS