I’ve been working really hard to research and rank messaging apps by their privacy. The more green boxes the better.

I plan to turn PrivacySpreadsheet.com into a place for privacy data on everything from cars to video games. It’s all open source too on GitHub.

Not trying to advertise, I just put a lot of time into researching all this, and I want to share it since I think others could benefit.

  • Cralder@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Bro put Tinder DMs on the list. Points for being thorough I guess lol.

    Jokes aside looks really useful. Good job!

  • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
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    2 years ago

    And, because I’m not entirely uncynical, does the creator of the spreadsheet work for any of the companies included upon it?

    • UnHidden@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 years ago

      I have worked for Status in the past, but that has not impacted the review of any apps. The spreadsheet has been reviewed thoroughly by others in the privacy space before I published it, and I encourage everyone to take a look and report any inaccuracies.

      The criteria is objective on purpose. Everything on the spreadsheet can be verified for accuracy.

  • lazynooblet@lazysoci.alEnglish
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    2 years ago

    It’s got that telegram is funded by Russia, is that true?

    Wikipedia says the opposite.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_(software)

    Telegram was launched in 2013 by the brothers Nikolai and Pavel Durov. Previously, the pair founded the Russian social network VK, which they left in 2014, saying it had been taken over by the government. Pavel sold his remaining stake in VK and left Russia after resisting government pressure.