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Looking for a safer option than Whatsapp
Are there any chat apps that are actually safe and ostensibly unmonitored? I use whatsapp to communicate with others regarding gear in other countries, and I am concerned that whatsapp is not as anonymous or safe as it is said to be. I believe it is owned by facebook, and we all know that is not a secure site no matter what they say. Anyone have a good alternative? I've looked into other apps, but I am not convinced or I can't find any info on how anonymous it is. Maybe I am paranoid, but its healthy to be a little paranoid, rather than taking on a fuck it kind of attitude around internet safety. KWIM?
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Stay off WhatsApp and any server hosted in the US for discussion of anything sensitive:
whatsapp.com is hosted on SoftLayer
- Datacenter: WhatsApp Inc.
- Server IP: 192.155.212.202
- Location: United States of America
- City: Santa Clara
- Domain Who Is: Click Here
- Nameservers: a.ns.whatsapp.net, b.ns.whatsapp.net
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I am not sure I understand your question bro
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Originally Posted by
MarineX
I am not sure I understand your question bro
Signal is a supposed encrypted messaging app. I don't know how secure it is though.
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I am not a IT expert, but basically if the data is hosted in the US, the government can easily subpoena with probable cause. and yes, big brother can get around encryption.
IP and website location: signal.org
IP address |
13.249.188.25 |
Host name |
server-13-249-188-25.bos50.r.cloudfront.net |
IP range |
13.249.178.0-13.249.191.255 CIDR |
ISP |
Amazon.com, Inc. |
Organization |
Amazon Technologies Inc. |
Country |
United States of America (US) |
Region |
Massachusetts |
City |
Boston |
Time zone |
America/New_York, GMT-0400 |
Local time |
20:33:34 (EDT) / 2019.06.12 |
Postal Code |
02112 |
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Originally Posted by
MarineX
I am not a IT expert, but basically if the data is hosted in the US, the government can easily subpoena with probable cause. and yes, big brother can get around encryption.
IP and website location: signal.org
IP address |
13.249.188.25 |
Host name |
server-13-249-188-25.bos50.r.cloudfront.net |
IP range |
13.249.178.0-13.249.191.255 CIDR |
ISP |
Amazon.com, Inc. |
Organization |
Amazon Technologies Inc. |
Country |
United States of America (US) |
Region |
Massachusetts |
City |
Boston |
Time zone |
America/New_York, GMT-0400 |
Local time |
20:33:34 (EDT) / 2019.06.12 |
Postal Code |
02112 |
That's not good at all. Think Wire is outside the US.
If you want to use Signal or WhatsApp just DON'T discuss anything sensitive on those apps.
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My understanding wickr, wire and signal all good
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