This Swiss-made, privacy-focused text and video call app is open-sourced, based on privacy by design principles and saw it’s downloads take off earlier in 2021 when WhatsApp announced controversial change to their privacy policies. Threema touts it’s $2.99 app as a service that can be used completely anonymously (which, yay!, but we always caution about things being completely anonymous, it’s really hard to make anything completely anonymous). Threema is one of the best privacy-focused messaging apps we have seen, with its end-to-end encryption, no phone number required to sign up, and its commitment to not collect user data. Yay for privacy-focused apps!
Wat kin der barre as der wat misgiet?
You love to see a privacy focused app like Threema where the answer to the question, “What could happen if something goes wrong?” is truly, “Likely, not much.” End-to-end encryption. Check. No need to sign up with anything that could be linked to you like a phone number or email address. Check. Does not collect user data. Does not target ads in any way. Check and check! What little data does pass through the Swiss-based servers is deleted very quickly. Check. No known security breaches. Check! Threema really does check all the privacy-focused boxes. They even opened up the source code for their artificial intelligence features like face detection. We absolutely love to see transparency when it comes to the use of AI! Good work Threema! We’d say Threema is well worth the $2.99 price (however, this shows once again that good privacy is rarely ever free).
Kin it my bespionearje?
Kamera
Apparaat: Net beskikber
App: Ja
Mikrofoan
Apparaat: Net beskikber
App: Ja
Folget lokaasje
Apparaat: Net beskikber
App: Nee
Wat is der nedich om jo oan te melden?
E-mailadres
Nee
Telefoannûmer
Nee
Account fan tredden
Nee
Threema sets up an 8-digit Threema ID for all users
Hokker gegevens sammelet it bedriuw?
Persoanlike
No personal data is collected by default. Optional: phone number and email (encrypted).
Lichemrelatearre
Sosjale
Hoe brûkt it bedriuw dizze gegevens?
Hoe kinne jo jo gegevens beheare?
Hoe stiet it bedriuw bekend as it giet om it beskermjen fan brûkersgegevens?
No known history of data breaches or leaks.
Kin dit produkt offline brûkt wurde?
Brûkersfreonlike privacyynformaasje?
A good example of a short and concise privacy policy, accompanied by detailed transparent papers on everything from encryption to FAQ addressing numerous possible concerns.
Keppelingen nei privacy-ynformaasje
Foldocht dit produkt oan ús minimale befeiligingsnoarmen?
Fersifering
Full end to end encryption of chats & calls, by default.
Sterk wachtwurd
Threema allows various security passwords, namely PIN codes to log in, passphrases and lock codes to protect chats.
Befeiligingsfernijingen
Automatic updates from the respective app store or with a built-in updater.
Beheart kwetsberheden
Dedicated contacts for security issues are provided. On top of that, external security experts are commissioned to conduct security audits on a regular basis.
Privacybelied
Brûkt it produkt AI?
Some features such as face detection for photos are AI-based. Threema uses this AI facial recognition to find faces in images to blur them out for privacy. Good work Threema! And their AI code is open source. Anyone who is interested can look at the code.
Is dizze AI ûnbetrouber?
Hokker soarte fan besluten makket de AI oer jo of foar jo?
Is it bedriuw transparant oer hoe’t de AI wurket?
Hat de brûker kontrôle oer de AI-funksjes?
Djipper dûke
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