How to choose a secure messenger for your project.
Here is an overview of the security features of all major messengers:
https://www.securemessagingapps.com/
From my reading of the table, I would classify the messengers as follows:
Token: Google, Apple, Amazon, Element/Riot, Viber
(those with encryption enabled by default and no active spying)
Improving: Signal, Threema, Wire
(those recommended in the article)
Acceptable: Session
(recommended in article and OSS and sign up anonymously)
Excellent: Maybe a self-hosted Matrix installation that is configured by a paranoid security professional.
How to choose a secure messenger for your project.
Here is an overview of the security features of all major messengers:
https://www.securemessagingapps.com/
From my reading of the table, I would classify the messengers as follows:
Token: Google, Apple, Amazon, Element/Riot, Viber
(those with encryption enabled by default and no active spying)
Improving: Signal, Threema, Wire
(those recommended in the article)
Acceptable: Session
(recommended in article and OSS and sign up anonymously)
Excellent: Maybe a self-hosted Matrix installation that is configured by a paranoid security professional.