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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../assets/xml/rss.xsl" media="all"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Caught in the Net (Posts about signal)</title><link>francescomecca.eu</link><description></description><atom:link href="francescomecca.eu/categories/signal.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><language>en</language><copyright>Contents © 2024 <a href="mailto:francescomecca.eu">Francesco Mecca</a> </copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:29:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>Nikola (getnikola.com)</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Phone messaging apps comparison</title><link>francescomecca.eu/blog/2016/7/6/im-services/</link><dc:creator>Francesco Mecca</dc:creator><description><p>I made this chart for a presentation at the <a href="https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/">Berkman Klein Center</a></p>
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th></th>
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<th style="text-align: center;">Whatsapp</th>
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<th style="text-align: center;">Telegram</th>
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<th style="text-align: right;">Signal</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<td>Source code</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">closed source</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">open source</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">open source</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Api</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">none</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">various</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">library</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Encription protocol</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">state of the art</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">self made</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">state of the art</td>
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<td>Contact list location</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">cloud</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">cloud</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">cloud, encrypted</td>
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<td>Forward Secrecy</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">yes</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">yes</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">yes</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Database</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">phone storage</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">cloud</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">phone storage</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Backup capability</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">Icloud or Gcloud</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">builtin</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">none</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Revenue</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">ads (Facebook)</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">donation based</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">donation based</td>
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<td>Federation</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">no</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">no</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">no</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Alternative download location</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">website</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">F-Droid</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">none</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Uses third party services</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">no</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">no</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">Google Cloud Messaging</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Servers location</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">US</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">Russia</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">US</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Tied to mobile number</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">yes</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">yes, but nickname available</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">yes</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Desktop client</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">no</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">yes</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;">no</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table></description><category>instant messaging</category><category>messaging protocols</category><category>PesceWanda</category><category>signal</category><category>telegram</category><category>whatsapp</category><guid>francescomecca.eu/blog/2016/7/6/im-services/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss> |