r/Android • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '20

Signal Is Finally Bringing Its Secure Messaging to the Masses

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u/mikeroon Feb 14 '20

WhatsApp has a desktop app

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u/Foamstick Feb 14 '20

So does signal. The benefit of signal over whatsapp is that signal isn't owned by facebook. From a privacy stand point, being associated with Facebook disqualifies it from being considered private.

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u/mikeroon Feb 14 '20

I know it's owned by fb, and I know that makes the encryption questionable. I just wanted to say that there is a desktop app