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The Best Encrypted Messengers in 2024 (blog.thenewoil.org)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am a firm believer that there are many privacy techniques you should focus on before encrypted messaging because they will offer you much more “bang for your buck,” things like good passwords, two-factor authentication, and even encrypted email. That said, I still believe that encrypted messaging is a critical part of a well-rounded privacy and security strategy. While the vast majority of our day-to-day conversations may be benign, it can still offer a lot of insight into who we are as people – our routines, likes, and personal thoughts. This information – mundane or not – is worth protecting.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Sad that Wire wasn't mentioned. I think its the only one that encrypts everything, allows anonymous accounts (no phone number needed!), and has independent clients on all platforms (no mobile app install required, but they have one) that seamlessly syncs messages on all clients

Oh, and its free and open-source.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Last update on F-Droid was 2 years ago tho

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, its getting pretty crusty. I think they laid off like 80% of their staff and made a hard fork of the app and never put the new version in f-droid.

They really need to fix that..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Check out Session, built on Lokinet, no signups

Getsession.org

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

It has all the features I mentioned?

Is there a desktop client that doesn't require you to signup with a mobile app?

Edit: just tried to download it, but I couldn't find any release signature file. Thats not a good sign.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yes, but I think the only clients are from Session themselves currently. All platforms, all independent and can have multiple accounts. Everything encrypted by default (and no way to send clear text)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah their signatures and shasums are hosted on github. They're a small team, which is probably why they rely on it

Here's their android one at least https://github.com/oxen-io/session-android/releases

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I loved it but had to let go because too many times messages didn't deliver using different devices, different networks, different recipients. This is over years of trying. I really wanted it to work but sadly that was a big reason to stop trying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Huh, been using it for years and never had that issue. I do have some people complain about notifications, but not lack of delivery