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I am confused, why is there so much talk about WhatsApp replacements recently?

• 21echoes 13y ago
  whatsapp doesn't have end-to-end encryption
• Raphael 13y ago
  It's appealing to some to have messaging that doesn't funnel into a major data harvester. Facebook just acquired WhatsApp.
  • tabel 13y ago
    Whisper systems is owned by Twitter. I'm not sure how it's privacy record compares to that of Facebook.
    • ThatGeoGuy 13y ago
      In this case TextSecure has end-to-end encryption, and supposedly even hides metadata when using the push service (which is hosted on Google Push Framework). Feel free to check the source yourself, or take Moxie's word on it, but I think their "track record" is a bit cleaner overall, regardless of the acquisition of WhisperSystems by Twitter.
    • foobarqux 13y ago
      I'm pretty sure ownership reverted back to Moxie when he left Twitter.
• deleted 13y ago
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