I certainly haven’t done an in-depth analysis of both services, but from what can be seen of them, they could be good recommendations to consider as instant messaging services. (Websites: Wire and Threema ) Also, I’ll take the opportunity to ask the PrivacyGuides team about this source I found for …

I have not heard of any technical problems with Threema, but we do not recommend paid messengers because overcoming the “network effect” is difficult enough for capable free alternatives like Signal and Matrix as it is. As far as Wire, there are a number of reasons for this which you can read here:…

On Threema, I would like to point you to this discussion about it on GitHub: [image] Add Threema · privacyguides · Discussion #149 I hoping you guys can take a look in Threema. I wonder why Threema wasn't in Real-Time communication https://threema.ch/en/ I d…

Good morning. @jonah I can understand Wire’s case, although with respect to their legislation, it is better than the alternatives you recommend (Server location: Signal=USA. Applicable legislation in decentralised cases: Session=Australia, Element=UK… while the legislation applicable to Wire is th…

[image] ᚠᛟᚱ ᚠᚱᛖᛖᛞᛟᛗ: Server location: Signal=USA. We don’t really consider server location anymore. It entirely depends on the threat model of the user in regard to whether that is a good or bad thing. For someone living in Iran, a server location in the US is probably a good thing. In rega…

Threema is nice but will forever be niche because the average non-technical user isn’t going to know that when you switch phones you can lose your ID because your phone number is not your identifier.

Another problem about threema. [image] Threema: Three Strikes, You’re Out - Dhole Moments Threema boldly claims to be more secure than Signal. Does this hold up to scrutiny?

In the december, they actually added Perfect Secrecy in their new ibex protocol, so is it time to actually add Threema as recommended tool?

We would want to wait till it has had more thorough testing although they claim they’ve had some recent analysis (July 30, 2023) , literally 11 days ago. The previous protocol did have some issues .

My personal issue with Threema is that in order to use their desktop program I need to also use their Android or iOS programs and I don’t always use Android based operating systems on mobile and never use iOS. If I could use their desktop program stand alone I just might as from a technical standpoi…

They’ve been working on standalone (multi-device) client for some time (still activated by phone app though). First release should have been last year, now it’s still in beta, but still only available for iOS users. And that is also the main reason why I don’t use it as much as I would like to, as I…

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