Number of active users doesn't indicate how secure/private the messenger is.
❌Fb messenger
❌WhatsApp
❌WeChat
❌Snapchat
❌Wickr
❌Viber
Great alternatives: @signalapp, @session_app, @element_hq, @minds chat, @ThreemaApp
Also, always question - what kind of metadata does this app collect?
In a public debate with Just Security‘s David Cole at Johns Hopkins University, former Director of the NSA and CIA, General Michael Hayden made the provocative remark, “We Kill People Based on Metadata.”
Great resource - Comprehensive comparison of various messengers -
securemessagingapps.com
Signal calls are arguably the best (compared to normal call which can be recorded/tracked) as its end to end encrypted and the quality is great. #e2ee
You can also share ur screen using @signalapp desktop.
Used by @Snowden, @jack, @schneierblog
Never use SMS.
Most Apple users use iMessage which is much better than WhatsApp for sure but there are better options.
Use these instead:
@session_app
@signalapp
iMessage vs Signal
Credit: @sunknudsen
For those, who are not comfortable giving your phone number to Signal can go with either @ThreemaApp or @session_app. Or you can mask your phone number using @MySudoApp and then use that number to register with Signal.
Great video by @naomibrockwell -
odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwel…
Here are 5 Reasons to Stop Using WhatsApp by @avoidthehack
avoidthehack.com/stop-using-wha… #dataprivacy #deletewhatsapp
FBI document shows what data can be obtained from encrypted messaging apps
therecord.media/fbi-document-s…
Check out this document I uploaded on @skiffprivacy using #IPFS protocol. Messenger Comparison - @signalapp vs. Telegram vs. WhatsApp. Not sure who originally made it; credit to them.
app.skiff.com/docs/7496c73f-…
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