This app works with iPhones, Macs, Androids, Linux and PC but doesn’t come with support for Windows phones. Next up is ChatSecure, formerly Gibberbot from The Guardian Project. You can use Telegram on Android, iPhone and iPad, Windows Phone and their web version available on Mac, Windows and Linux. It’s possible to access messages from multiple devices and send any kind of media file - the service is free and there are currently no limits on file size or chat volume. It uses two layers of encryption, one for server-client and one for client-client communication based on 256-bit AES and RSA 2048. This cloud-based application heavily encrypts its messages and includes a self-destruct mechanism. Telegram also works across mobile devices, and on all desktop platforms. You can either hook up with other users via your mobile number and email address or generate a unique code for enhanced privacy.Ĭhadder can be used on Android, on your iOS device and on your Windows phone. To use the app, you simply download, create a username, nickname and password and start texting. The brainchild of antivirus guru John McAfee, Chadder was designed by Future Tense Private Systems (FTC), a company that McAfee founded and has several other security-type apps in the works.Ĭhadder is entirely focused on privacy: only the intended recipient of a message is able to decrypt it, and everyone else should only see “garbled, encrypted text.” The cross-platform messaging app is available for Android, Apple and Windows devices uses a combination of ECDH with the SecP256k1 encryption along with AES 256 and ECDSA for message signing. The result is a burgeoning market for encrypted chat apps: Here are six of the most interesting. In the wake of NSA snooping revelations and increasing corporate scrutiny of even “private” communications, mobile device users are looking for ways to message friends and family without worrying that their words, pictures and videos are being intercepted and examined. We’ve since done a follow-up post about even more encrypted chat apps for you to keep your conversations private! This post was originally published on December 22, 2014.
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