With the shock of the new privacy policy of the messaging application “WhatsApp”, which has about 2.2 billion users around the world, frenzied waves of displacement arose to other similar messaging applications, after WhatsApp forced users to agree to share their various data with Facebook, otherwise it will be deleted Their account as of February 8th.
In the midst of the waves of displacement of other applications from individuals and institutions around the world, governments entered the crisis line, which refused to bow to privacy policies and their technical bodies opened investigations into the nature of these new policies, and transferred the accounts of their official bodies to other similar applications, as happened in the case of the Turkish presidency. That her accounts were transferred to the “Signal” app, along with a tweet from the richest person in the world, the founder of Tesla’s electric car industry, Elon Musk, who said in his tweet to his followers: “Use Signal,” and his tweet caused widespread controversy, especially in the business community.
Why worry?
The new privacy policy from WhatsApp provides for the sharing of the phone number, server address and mobile phone data with Facebook, which had acquired WhatsApp in 2014, and the new privacy policy raised the concern of technology experts and defenders of data protection rights and users, especially those Those interested in protecting their data, and those who fear a resurgence of data leak crises, such as the one that led Facebook to US federal investigations into large-scale data leakage incidents.
“WhatsApp” campaigns have not succeeded in convincing users that their shared data will be safe, and promises of “comprehensive encryption” that can only be trusted after their implementation, which may miss the opportunity for WhatsApp to restore those who have been displaced to other applications that did not dream of such a precious gift. Which was introduced by “WhatsApp” to its competitors unintentionally, which is a shock to “WhatsApp” users, who found themselves forced to balk at the applications of the new privacy policy, or to move to other applications.
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Signal
The application allows automatic deletion of messages after specifying the time period that the user wants, and also offers advantages to maintain privacy, as it relies on displaying multimedia images and videos for one time, with the need to enter a password to enter the application, in addition to its reliance on one-party encryption mechanisms in Correspondence, does not share metadata for sites and addresses, for messages or users.
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Telegram
Telegram Messenger is known as the best competitor to WhatsApp besides the usual messaging features, Telegram provides other features such as super groups of up to 100,000 people, public channels, usernames, ability to share files up to 1.5 GB, passcode lock, messages self-delete data and encryption in secret chat, Among the advantages of the application is that it enables its users to send messages to individuals or groups without a notification sound.
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Discord
Discord is no longer just a chatting platform, while a variety of functions can be explored such as personalized messaging to send messages, emojis, emojis, GIFs, photos, and even documents. Moreover, it is possible to make voice calls, video calls or even browse jointly after sharing your screen with others you allow that sharing.
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Viber
It is another popular messaging application that stands in parallel with the features of “WhatsApp”, as Viber provides comprehensive encryption of calls, messages, and shared media. Moreover, messages saved in multiple devices are also encrypted, which leads us to the fact that messaging application packages support multiple devices, which is What the competitor “WhatsApp” lacks. The application supports the feature of activating total encryption for all messages. It also enables the user to delete the sent conversations to hide them from the chat.
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Snapchat
Although Snapchat is technically not just a messaging app but a social media app, its expansion makes it an easy strong competitor to WhatsApp, thanks to some of the many features that no other messaging app can offer. For example, self-deleting messages can be sent after a specified period of time. When someone takes a screenshot of the conversation with them, Snapchat notifies users and also offers face masks for all the apps and services included in it.
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