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Meta uses Messenger activity, contacts and device details for ads across Facebook and Instagram.

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Privacy passport

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No tracking
Yes
Open source
Yes
Only you can read it
Encrypted
No account
Needed
Free
Yes
4 of 5 checks
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux

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SessionAudited

App

Encrypted messenger that gives you a random ID instead of asking for a phone number, and routes messages through an onion network.

  • No tracking
  • Open source
  • End-to-end encrypted
  • No account
  • Free
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
Wire logo

WireAudited

App

Encrypted messenger and team workspace with calls and file sharing, built on the MLS standard for group encryption.

  • Minimal tracking
  • Open source
  • End-to-end encrypted
  • Account needed
  • Free plan
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Web

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