☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 17 days agoIs there a reason why Signal is being promoted instead of Wirewire.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkIs there a reason why Signal is being promoted instead of Wirewire.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
It’s based on Signal protocol and it’s also open source. However, unlike Signal it doesn’t harvest phone numbers. https://github.com/wireapp
minus-squareISOmorphlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-216 days agoI find this site useful to compare messengers. I would trust Wire a tad more because it’s hosted in a country with stronger GDPR regulation, vs Signal being hosted in the US. For my needs, XMPP with Omemo has been unbeatable for a long time
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-216 days agowire is US-based these days AFAIK - they accepted a bunch from VC money from a firm that does things like data mining and moved to the US
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days agoyeah that’s a good overview of different protocols/messengers
I find this site useful to compare messengers. I would trust Wire a tad more because it’s hosted in a country with stronger GDPR regulation, vs Signal being hosted in the US.
For my needs, XMPP with Omemo has been unbeatable for a long time
wire is US-based these days AFAIK - they accepted a bunch from VC money from a firm that does things like data mining and moved to the US
yeah that’s a good overview of different protocols/messengers