Well, Facebook, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and now Whatsapp. I really can’t stand using an app that has ads. I really really could use them if they weren’t so intrusive or annoying, Whatsapp it’s the only META app that I’m still using due my close relations do use it.
Which App do you use to chat with your closest people? You simple don’t? Or you use another medium to get in touch? I always can make a call to my relatives, but there are people, like my gf, which I need to communicate in more than one way, send audios, photos, videos, etc. Every reply it’s appreciate it.
Signal for those who have it and SMS for everyone else
Would rather use WhatsApp then SMS. Its much more secure and private and doesn’t cost money. Although if RCS is an option it could be used instead of SMS or WhatsApp.
How private can WhatsApp be if Meta owns it?
SMS are not encrypted, messages in whatsapp are, in some way
If you trust Meta not to snoop, which I dont
Signal. It’s in the perfect middle ground of security and usability. Security enthusiasts will tell you it isn’t good enough. It’s fine, and it’s certainly better than Facebook Messenger.
I’m self hosting a Matrix-server (Synapse + Element) plus a few bridges to Signal, Whatsapp etc. Works great!
Signal, mostly because I value my privacy though.
I feel like Delta Chat should be mentioned here as a secure, decentralized and pretty awesome alternative.
It also allows to communicate with non-delta chat users via email through the same chat interface
It also allows to communicate with non-delta chat users via email through the same chat interface
That’s a disadvantage. Messengers should only allow secure encrypted chats!
Kind of a fair point though I think users should be able to make that choice for themselves. If they do not want that, they can just not use it - the app clearly shows whether chats are encrypted or not and I’m pretty sure you could also disable the plain-email feature.
