Signal is legit. The entire stack is open source, and messages are E2EE.
Telegram is connected to Eastern European and the Middle Eastern countries and not in a good way, and the server-side components are closed source. There is no E2EE by default.
Signal is legit. The entire stack is open source, and messages are E2EE.
Telegram is connected to Eastern European and the Middle Eastern countries and not in a good way, and the server-side components are closed source. There is no E2EE by default.
Signal requires a phone number and does not want anonymous users, so I do not want it too.