☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoIs there a reason why Signal is being promoted instead of Wirewire.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIs there a reason why Signal is being promoted instead of Wirewire.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-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-squareISOmorph@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months 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-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoyeah that’s a good overview of different protocols/messengers
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months 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
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
yeah that’s a good overview of different protocols/messengers
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