Now even Germany’s postal service has an encrypted messaging app
SIMSme is a fully-fledged rival to the likes of WhatsApp, Threema and Snapchat, with the added bonus of being based in a jurisdiction with really tight data protection laws.
Russia’s Zuckerberg, Pavel Durov, quits as VKontakte CEO after Kremlin allies take over
Pavel Durov is no longer CEO of VK, saying in a resignation post on the social network that he was no longer able to defend the site’s founding principles.
Telegram now has 35M users, but can it be trusted?
The Russian-founded, Berlin-based operation offers more secure and private messaging than WhatsApp, but is it right for you?