threema-android VS privacytools.io

Such apps exist. Essentially they require a license key before accesing. For example, Cryptomator (github) and Threema (github) .

The source code can be found here: https://github.com/threema-ch/threema-android. Just clone it and start adding your language, then submit a PR.

DESCRIPTION: Threema is one of the most successful Swiss app developers and offers secure chat solutions for both individuals and organizations. We have been committed to security and privacy protection since 2012. Our messenger, which is used by over 10 million people, is open source and has been audited by independent companies multiple times. Our company is characterized by flat hierarchies, a relaxed work environment, strong team spirit, and sustainability.

look: https://github.com/threema-ch/threema-android

If you choose "maximum quality" in the settings and the other user choses "balanced" and is on a metered data plan, then you will both get the "low" quality profile. Additionally, if a call is being relayed over Threema servers, because a direct connection cannot be established, then the max profile is also excluded. Only if both users choose "maximum quality" in the settings, and if the call takes place over a direct connection, then that profile will actually be used. That logic can be found here: https://github.com/threema-ch/threema-android/blob/c3eb92a10166a9912056cfcd8f81f4df9c07f835/app/src/main/java/ch/threema/app/voip/util/VoipVideoParams.java#L186-L231

Github. android ios And others you can find if you click thru the threema webpage

https://github.com/threema-ch/threema-android/commits/main

It's one commit per version. Contributions go to a private email instead of a public mailing list. All development happens in private and pushed to the public in a version bump with no changelog.

So yeah it has an AGPL License (which is good) and meets the minimum of FOSS requirements, but it gives of the feeling that they're following the letter, but not the spirit of FOSS.

I would definitely not use it or push any friend to use it.

FYI, Privacy Guides is a shitshow. It was formerly privacytools.io[1], and in 2019, the creator[2] of privacytools.io stopped contributing[3] and a new contributor[4] immediately focused on donations[5], became the admin[6] and took control[7] of most assets, including donations but excluding the domain and Twitter account[8]. In 2021, the creator of privacytools.io launched a new privacytools.io[9] and added affiliate links[10], and the Privacy Guides team shut down r/privacytoolsIO rather than return it[11] to the creator. Like I said, a shitshow.

[1] https://github.com/privacytools/privacytools.io

[2] https://www.reddit.com/user/BurungHantu

[3] https://github.com/privacytools/privacytools.io/commits?auth...

[4] https://github.com/jonaharagon

[5] https://github.com/privacytools/privacytools.io/commits?afte...

[6] https://github.com/privacytools/privacytools.io/commit/4b60a...

[7] https://redd.it/tuo7mm

[8] https://twitter.com/privacytoolsIO

[9] https://redd.it/pxtw2y

[10] https://www.reddit.com/r/VPNTorrents/comments/raftz6/i_made_...

[11] https://redd.it/qk7vn0

Yes, we know you're still mad we won't add Threema. It was thoroughly discussed in our old organization.

en 2019: Signal has copious privacy issues making it unfit for privacytools.io endorsement.

Signal is just another walled garden and has a lot of other problems too: https://github.com/privacytools/privacytools.io/issues/779

Or the fork which is much more active these days https://docs.searxng.org/

In the past it Lukol served Google Ads: https://github.com/privacytools/privacytools.io/issues/1557#...

Never heard of it. Fastmail apparently never made it on to the privacytools.io list for its geographical location. See here for some other recommendations. There are also malifence and posteo. I use posteo and mailbox.org. The main two weird things about posteo is that there is no spam folder (detected spam is rejected with no option to change this), and you can't use a custom domain (because they don't want to have any information on you/your name). Mailbox.org can optionally reject spam and lets you use your custom domain. I like it a lot so far.

The correct link is https://github.com/privacytools/privacytools.io/pull/657

Worth noting the "admins" of that site wrote the content for it, check for yourself https://github.com/privacytools/privacytools.io/commits/master BurungHantu hadn't written anything really since 2016.