Threema – Secure and Private Messenger

Re:Threema – Secure and Private Messenger by anotherhue on Thursday January 21, 2021 @10:22AM (#25859743)

a) I feel Google is over-represented in our tech lives, so when it's possible to use an alternative I choose to.

b) GCM undoubtedly collects metadata about my usage of it

c) [falsified] AFAIK GCM requires a Google account, which means your usage of the system is at the pleasure of Google, and can be disabled for a myriad of Orwellian reasons.

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Re:Threema – Secure and Private Messenger by chopin on Thursday January 21, 2021 @11:06AM (#25860329)

I use Signal on Android and I definitely have no Google account. It seems to be an optional component of Signal. As well I never was asked sign up anywhere.

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Re:Threema – Secure and Private Messenger by qqqqqqqqqqqqqqw on Thursday January 21, 2021 @10:57AM (#25860201)

Thanks for explaining. Though, like xenocratus, I thought you meant Galois/Counter Mode and was similarly puzzled :)

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Re:Threema – Secure and Private Messenger by lxgr on Thursday January 21, 2021 @11:12AM (#25860409)

> AFAIK GCM requires a Google account

It does not.

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