I'm looking for a relatively secure (and hopefully free) Instant Message service. Any recommendations?
what is wrong with good ol' telegram?https://telegram.org/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.telegram.messenger&hl=en
an excerpt from their FAQ:
Q: How secure is Telegram?
Telegram is more secure than mass market messengers like WhatsApp and Line. We are based on the MTProto protocol (see description and advanced FAQ), built upon time-tested algorithms to make security compatible with high-speed delivery and reliability on weak connections. We are continuously working with the community to improve the security of our protocol and clients.
Q: What if I’m more paranoid than your regular user?
We've got you covered. Telegram’s special secret chats use end-to-end encryption, leave no trace on our servers, support self-destructing messages and don’t allow forwarding. On top of this, secret chats are not part of the Telegram cloud and can only be accessed on their devices of origin.
Telegram is not that safe as many people may think. There are some security concerns when you use it. Telegram's plaintext is stored on the server.
Despite what they say in the FAQ service provider can access that data making the connection not secure.
Even Edward Snowden tweeted recently: "@telegram's defaults are dangerous. Without a major update, it's unsafe".
More info: https://www.rt.com/news/326565-snowden-durov-security-telegram/
Despite what they say in the FAQ service provider can access that data making the connection not secure.
Even Edward Snowden tweeted recently: "@telegram's defaults are dangerous. Without a major update, it's unsafe".
More info: https://www.rt.com/news/326565-snowden-durov-security-telegram/
I might check out Telegram anyway. Even though it's not 100% secure it's still better then most messangers and doesn't burn data like Ricochet.
