Teleguard from Swisscows

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I’ve been noticing a lot of chatter lately about the Teleguard app from Swisscows being promoted as a safer alternative to Session, but the official site offers almost no details. There’s no clear information whether the code is open‑source, or any independent security audits to back up those claims. Could anyone point me to a public repository or documentation confirming its open‑source status?

I’m also curious about the people or organization behind the app and whether they have a proven track record in privacy‑focused development.

Finally, does anyone know what’s driving the recent surge in popularity?

Thanks!

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Who told you it’s good app? It’s literally walking red flag. Closed source, centralized, almost impossible to delete account, it’s based on some device id or other deep storage. You can clear all data from phone it will still be there.

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+ swiss doesn’t mean much nowadays, 20 years ago maybe, today it’s more marketing catch imo

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Unless any entity relying on Swiss can also truly back it up with all that’s needed to trust a privacy product

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This one was discussed previously: