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Started Aug 31, 2020 | Discussions thread
I2K4
I2K4 Senior Member • Posts: 1,441
Re: Confused

fotografffic wrote:

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Do these other programs only work if the receiver of a text has the same program?

I linked the "Silence" app above, that uses Signal's encryption if and only if the other party is also using the app, but it has the advantage of working as "ordinary" non-encrypted SMS / MMS for everybody else - saves the bother of using different apps for secure and non-secure messaging with separated conversations.  There may be some other recent alternatives like it - haven't kept up.  (As above, I haven't a current felt need for encryption but do want to keep personal correspondence away from Google's data machine, so use Chomp.)

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