Indian government decrees that WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc. must ensure continuous SIM binding with services

• Indian government has classified each of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Arattai, Snapchat, ShareChat, JioChat, and Josh as a Telecommunication Identifier User Entity (TIUE)
• TIUEs must fulfill a range of cybersecurity obligations
• TIUEs must ensure that SIM cards remain continuously linked to their services, they must make it impossible for their users to use services without a SIM
• For website or web-app-based access, TIUEs must ensure users are logged out periodically (not later than 6 hours) and must offer an option to relink accounts through a QR-code-based method

https://www.medianama.com/2025/11/223-dot-sim-binding-directions-to-whatsapp-and-telegram/

The most popular instant messengers from 1995 to 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyeiqIyPUqQ

#video #instantMessengers

With the blocking of #Telegram in #Spain, many people are now looking for #alternatives to this messaging app. Here's a good article (Comparison of #InstantMessengers) that shows that there is no shortage of safe and #opensource options.

#Matrix #XMPP #FOSS

https://eylenburg.github.io/im_comparison.htm

Hey what was that good infographic picture showing goodness scale of instant messengers? Can't find it anywhere..

#instantmessengers #infographic

Threema (already more private than Signal messenger) is now on F-Droid, completely free from Google code

https://gadgeteer.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screenshot_20220804_182838-400x266.jpg Threema’s instant messenger has proven to be an answer to security and privacy concerns surrounding WhatsApp and Telegram. It has also managed to provide an alternative to Google’s push notifications with the introduction of Threema […]

https://gadgeteer.co.za/threema-already-more-private-than-signal-messenger-is-now-on-f-droid-completely-free-from-google-code/

https://gadgeteer.co.za/threema-already-more-private-than-signal-messenger-is-now-on-f-droid-completely-free-from-google-code/

Signal significantly ups its end-to-end video group call limit to 40 people, making it pretty useful now

While WhatsApp and most other messengers support end-to-end encryption, Signal is probably still your best choice (of the popularly used options) when you want your conversations and calls to stay private. Given that all communication on Signal is encrypted, including group video calls, the company is running into some unique challenges that need to be addressed when scaling its service. As such, Signal has only supported group calls with up to five participants until now, but it has finally managed to significantly up the limit to 40 people at a time.

See Signal significantly ups its video group call limit, surpassing WhatsApp

#technology #E2EE #encryptedvideo #Signal #instantmessengers

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> Up to 40 people can now join an end-to-end encrypted video call
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