As the self-inflicted WhatsApp backlash continues, millions have turned to Signal and Telegram instead. But how much do you know about these rival messengers? Given the headlines, you’d assume they’re both more secure than WhatsApp, right? Actually, wrong. So, if you’re considering a switch, here are three things you need to know.
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By now you’ll be all too familiar with the train wreck series of events that has led to millions of WhatsApp users switching to alternatives. First, Apple’s privacy labels highlighted the extensive metadata collected by WhatsApp from its 2 billion users. WhatsApp complained, saying it was unfair that Apple’s own iMessage didn’t have a privacy label—Apple then published exactly that, which made WhatsApp look worse.
Apple App Store ‘Privacy Labels’
That privacy label issue would have been contained, but, in its midst, WhatsApp decided to force a change of terms on all its users. The…