Threema
central, non free, costs
positive: open source app with documentation
positive: functioning and transparent business model
positive: no cryptocurrency or online payment systems planned!
positive: multi-device capable
positive: independent of phone number as identifier
positive: customized version “Threema Libre“ for Android does not require proprietary software library from Google or other third parties
unclear: tracker in Android app “Threma” (as payment versions cannot be checked by Exodus). But no trackers detectable in Android app “Threma work” (36 permissions): Exodus (external)
positive: according to webbkoll (external) no third-party cookies and no third-party requests (third-party)
negative: central service (= dependency)
negative: no interoperability resp. no interface to chat standard XMPP
negative: server code is not open source
negative: no native desktop app
https://www.freie-messenger.de/en/warumnicht/#threema
npub1w4…yhzzv
2024-09-07 20:52:53
in reply to nevent1q…gjpp
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npub1w43yp5a7p42nkrx3wje5n88l5dlmaqu5acrtn26sv5hrznpxtlpqtyhzzvPublished at
2024-09-07 20:52:53Event JSON
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