Since 2016, decentralize.today has been covering messengers and looking for the most privacy-focussed and user-friendly messengers around. Some of our team uses SchildiChat, which is a fork of Element, and really appreciate it as a self-hosted version of a federated messenger network. However, there is no denying, that one...
iMessage, it comes with every iDevice! Regardless of if you own an iPhone, iPad, iWatch or a Mac, iMessage, as well as FaceTime, is preinstalled. Usually, it will use your SIM number for outgoing messages, however, you can choose to add one or more email addresses and add one of...
In the Privacy Cookbook I have covered cellphones, PCs, even how to reinvent yourself to become more private. Not surprisingly, as it can be a complex and confusing area and despite all the coverage in the mainstream media plus the regular warnings from decentralize.today (amongst others) on Mastodon and...
DT Intro: As many of you will know, decentralize.today spends a bit of time reviewing messenger service providers and telecom hardware manufacturers to provide feedback and guidance on which provide the best security and functionality. This is critical today given how central to so many of us our mobiles...
Over the last few years, decentralize.today has reviewed a whole bunch of messengers. Mostly looking at E2EE and how private and secure a messenger can (should) be. And even though we've had less of these reviews lately, it doesn't mean we've forgotten about looking at them. Today, I planned...
Yes, the headline has decentralized and messenger in the same sentence. Sounds good, doesn't it? The question is: How good is Jami and could it be on our list of the best recommendations for 2021? Let's dive in! Jami, formerly known as Ring, is a peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted messenger, the...
