"How is this different from Session?"

Session is great work. Our differences:
โ€ข Panic mode with decoy profile (they don't have it)
โ€ข No blockchain dependency โ€” a relay you can self-host today
โ€ข Work tier funds development; every security feature stays free

Where Session wins: onion routing is more mature than our relay model. Honest trade-offs, documented in the repo.

#privacy #opensource #messaging

๐Ÿ’ฌ balzack/databag

fast & lightweight self-hosted messenger

Enables federated self-hosted messaging with end-to-end encryption and minimal resource usage, supports calls and mobile alerts

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๐Ÿ“… Last Update: Jun 22, 2026

https://github.com/balzack/databag

#selfhosted #homelab #selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #messaging

GitHub - balzack/databag: fast & lightweight self-hosted messenger

fast & lightweight self-hosted messenger. Contribute to balzack/databag development by creating an account on GitHub.

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I heard someone say in a SimpleX messaging group chat: SimpleX is intended to be used in places with high censorship and is not recommended for regular use. So, this means I need to tell my government to increase censorship so that I can continue using SimpleX.

#simplex #privacy #messaging #security #tech #encryption #decentralized #digitalfreedom #communication #opensource #cybersecurity #techlife #tools #privacytools #innovation #network #future #data #connection #software

Kunal Shah to Become Global Head of WhatsApp

I used to use Cred at a time. My account is still there, and I guess it still has access to my Gmail. The pessimist in me thinks Meta is doing this for the financial data Cred has on Indians. The other aspect could be Kunal could help monetise WhatsApp somehow? Which would mean WhatsApp moving on from its messaging roots.

๐Ÿ“– Read more: https://sajalchoudhary.net/micro/kunal-shah-to-become-global-head-of-whatsapp/

#whatsapp #meta #messaging

Sajal Choudhary

A personal digital garden and blog

@eeyam

Funny, I was wondering the same thing a few minutes ago.

Go to the "3 dots more" bottom right>Settings>Calls & Messages>

Then untick these 3 functions. How to disable AI in the Viber chat app

#Viber #AI #Apps #Messaging

A quick side-by-side look at how popular messaging apps compare on open-source transparency, end-to-end encryption, and anonymity ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘‡

For anonymity, I use this scale: weak (phone # required), medium (email required), strong (no phone # or email required)

Find my pdf ebooks on networking and cybersecurity from https://study-notes.org

#messaging #cybersecurity #technology #onlineprivacy #anonymity

Why Aren't You Using XMPP? - #SolutionsWatch

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The Open Social #Platforms and Private #Messaging #declaration ..

Very supportable!

https://european.social/

The European Social Stack ยท An open declaration

An open declaration: The European Social Stack. Open Social Platforms and Private Messaging.