I’ve seen several people claim Simplex is the best messenger app in terms of privacy and security, but does that still stand after reading the threat model page? Personally I was surprised by what can be done. Click show origional. [Capture+_2025-03-26-02-15-45] protocol/overview-tjr.md …

Agree, more possibility by using more code usually comes with more risks. I think the vision is different and this has a big impact in everything. I searched but could not find the reference, but I read on simplex chat blog that they are trying to reach a mass adoption of the software broadly in or…

[image] yipii: However he was also requiring a metadata resistant messenger, which might be more on the higher thread level with specific person in mind Think you might be misremembering. It isn’t maqp who is holding SimpleX to any unreasonably high standard, it is SimpleX’s marketing that is…

Yeah, like I said in the thread, an app that sends a copy of every message to the NSA, that openly tells it sends a copy of every message to the NSA, is a secure app. It’s the what’s advertised not meeting what’s offered, that’s the problem. I’m not against SimpleX if it accurately conveys its thre…

Yes i’ve not clearly communicated. Obviously they needs to be accurate in their marketting.

I think Simplex is the most secure APP now on the market, if somebody knows a better one share it with proof.

Briar? What do you mean by proof? SimpleX is cool but did they add the feature to send things like stickers? I dropped it long ago because of that. My friends and family only accepts Signal because it has those friendly things.

SimpleX is one of the strongest options for privacy, Briar also, but I chose Simplex. By proof I mean if somebody has a better app for privacy and to prove why.

[image] thinker: Simplex is the most secure APP now on the market [image] Cyber-Typhoon: SimpleX is cool but did they add the feature to send things like stickers? Off topic, but I found this hilarious.

[image] anonymous590: Off topic, but I found this hilarious. It is, but sad at same time. It is hard to find people born after the 2000’s that accepts things like chat communication without those “conveniences”. Anyways, the most secure is probably not the case where my family fits. If I was …

[image] thinker: By proof I mean if somebody has a better app for privacy and to prove why. Read this thread [image] SimpleX vs. Cwtch, who is right? shieldGeneral Two years ago, Sarah, one of the main people behind Cwtch, made this statement: Then t…

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