What are the advantages and disadvantages of using WhatsApp

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using WhatsApp

WhatsApp is the # 1 most popular messaging service. And this even if the application is in the gray area regarding data protection. Here we present four alternatives.

WhatsApp certainly promises not to read messages from its users - this is not verifiable. More and more schools are banning WhatsApp as a means of communication between teachers and students or parents. Alternatives are called for. In the meantime, latecomers have appeared which are as easy to use as WhatsApp, but which have proven their worth in protecting user data. To chat with best friends, family, or classmates, it's best to trust an email service that meets privacy requirements.

Alternatives to WhatsApp

Dr. Ronny Standtke of imedias, the digital media advisory service for schools and education, recommends four more secure alternatives than WhatsApp:

1. Signal

Free on iPhone and Android
Uses little data
Good set of features
All messages and conversations are end-to-end encrypted
Open Source: source code verified by independent organizations
Disadvantages:
The mobile number must be communicated during registration

2. Riot

Free on iPhone and Android
Good set of features
Open Source: source code verified by independent organizations
In continual development
Disadvantages:
Limited distribution
End-to-end encryption must be enabled by the user
The mobile number or email address must be provided when registering

3. Wire

Free for private use (iPhone and Android)
Open Source: source code verified by independent organizations
All messages and conversations are end-to-end encrypted
Data is not saved on the server
High quality of video calls
Disadvantage:
The mobile number must be communicated during registration

4. Threema

Swiss Made
Good set of features
Mobile number is not required when registering
Guarantee of respect for privacy: Data is not saved on Threema's servers
Messages, data and phone conversations are end-to-end encrypted
Disadvantages:
The app costs CHF 3.00 (educational institutions get a discount)

What you should know about WhatsApp:

Facebook has access to the address books of WhatsApp users.

By accepting the terms and conditions, you make the addresses and phone numbers of your contacts available to Facebook without their knowledge and consent.

 Security is not verifiable.

Messages between WhatsApp users are, according to the company, protected with end-to-end encryption. However, this cannot be verified by independent experts as the service uses a closed source (the source code is not freely accessible).

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