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I made a spreadsheet that ranks messengers for privacy
(privacyspreadsheet.com)
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this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2024
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I don’t see Wire listed. Do you plan to add it?
Yes
I don't think wire is the best privacy wise
Very few dont require a phone numbers, so Wire is def in the top 10
I think most don't require phone numbers
Oh boy you're in for a surprise
Signal is the only one I know that requires a phone number
WhatsApp, Telegram too.
Oh, and Discord and a bunch of others dont tell you they require phones. Until their ML system false-positives and locks you out of your account until you auth with a phone number.
Those are proprietary massagers. I though we were talking about secure messaging. When it comes to messages that have a reasonable level of transparency Signal is the only one I know that requires a phone. I'm comparing it to Briar, Simplex chat and Session.