You may find many alternative to WhatsApp messenger, like signal & telegram but today we will talk about the best alternative to WhatsApp messenger. We will also try to find out why it is the best alternative to WhatsApp.
First look at the table below to see the comparison.
As per above table session is the best alternative to WhatsApp messenger in terms of privacy.
What is session?
Session is an open-source, public-key-based secure messaging application which uses a set of decentralized storage servers and an onion routing protocol to send end-to-end encrypted messages with minimal exposure of user metadata. It does this while also providing common features of mainstream messaging applications.
Introduction to session:
As we know almost all the famous messaging apps are end to end encrypted. But they still collect metadata.now question arises what is metadata?
Metadata includes the following private info:
a. The IP addresses
b. The Phone numbers of the participants
c. The time and quantity of sent messages
d. The relationship each account has with other accounts. (like friends, customer & clients etc)
The collection of metadata that leads a privacy risk to journalists, human rights activists & demonstrators.
In response to this growing risk of collection of metadata, sessions try to build powerful metadata protection on already highly secure communication channels of session messenger.
By three advance techniques, session try to reduce the collection of metadata.
1. No central servers.
2. Don't link sent data (massages) with IP addresses.
3. Does not ask or required Users phone numbers and emails to register.
1. No Phone numbers.
2. No data breaches.
3. Open source to audit.
4. Sync Across Devices.
5. No footprints and traces.
6. Censorship Resistant.
1. Group chats.
2. Voice Messages.
3. Attachments.
To download Session app kindly click here
In response to this growing risk of collection of metadata, sessions try to build powerful metadata protection on already highly secure communication channels of session messenger.
By three advance techniques, session try to reduce the collection of metadata.
1. No central servers.
2. Don't link sent data (massages) with IP addresses.
3. Does not ask or required Users phone numbers and emails to register.
Benefits from Sessions messaging app not available in any modern messaging app like WhatsApp are:
1. No Phone numbers.
2. No data breaches.
3. Open source to audit.
4. Sync Across Devices.
5. No footprints and traces.
6. Censorship Resistant.
Features are very much common with other modern messaging apps like:
1. Group chats.
2. Voice Messages.
3. Attachments.
To download Session app kindly click here
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