WhatsApp vs Telegram vs Signal App a Detailed Comparison

WhatsApp vs Telegram vs Signal App a Detailed Comparison 

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WhatsApp has announced its new privacy policy, in which it will share user's information with Facebook, this results in panic and disturbance among the users of this app. This thing leads to the debate on various social media platforms that which one is the better messaging app. So here is the detailed discussion between WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal app. Hope this will solve your confusion about this hot topic and helps you to make the important decision to choose between these apps. 

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WhatsApp: In today’s world, I don’t think so anyone who uses a smartphone won't know about WhatsApp. Around 2 billion people are using WhatsApp, which is the most for messaging app. If we talk about security Whataspp has done quite a job as it provides end-to-end encryption for each mode of communication, it offers end-to-end encryption for text messages, audio calls as well as video calls. By using end-to-end encryption only the sender and recipient can have access to the content. But WhatsApp doesn’t offer any type of encryption for the backups. Generally, backups are either stored at local storage or on Cloud, these backups aren’t encrypted by WhatsApp. This thing leads to the leak of the data of the user couple of times and also has created a controversy many times for WhatsApp. Since WhatsApp collects a lot of data and shares this data with Facebook which is the root cause of the problem. 

WhatsApp is the best messaging app now. Since it offers a variety of options and features which are easy to use as well as useful too, that’s the reason why WhatsApp is so popular worldwide. But with announcing the new privacy policy, WhatsApp is facing backlash and the users of WhatsApp are shifting to other platforms. 

Informations WhatsApp collects are as follows: Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data, Payment Info, Customer Support, Product Interaction Device ID, User ID, Advertising Data, Purchase History, Coarse Location, Phone Number, Email Address, Contacts, Product Interaction, Crash Data, Other User Content

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Telegram: Telegram is one of the best available alternatives to WhatsApp. If we talk about security then Telegram is not the best app in terms f security offering. In this app end-to-end encryption isn’t used by default, it uses end-to-end encryption only for secret chats. Its means that end-to-end encryption for normal conversations. Telegram collects only contact info and contact from us in the name of privacy so we can say that in terms of privacy telegram is better than WhatsApp but still it doesn’t have end-to-end encryption. 

Informations Telegram collects are as follows: Contacts Information, the User ID. 

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Signal App: Signal is the best messaging app if we talk about the security it offers to its users. All the modes of communications are encrypted in Signal App. Signal App uses Sealed Sender which helps users to keep their anonymity as using this technology Signal App won’t know who is sending messages to whom even this app itself doesn't know. In the Signal app, one can block screenshots while using this app. The Signal app provides encryption for local backups too. Signal App only collects user's phone numbers only. So if we talk about user's privacy then Signal App beats its competition i.e. WhatsApp and Telegram easily. 

Here is a comparison table between these messaging App : 

So, in this way, I believe you can easily choose what will be best for you as per your use. If you ask me I will recommend your Signal App, due to its privacy feature, which is the best service offered by any messaging app right now. Though WhatsApp is providing the most features to its users after the declaration of a new privacy policy it is hard to recommend WhatsApp. If privacy is your highest priority, then go for Sigal App, but if want more features over privacy then you can continue with WhatsApp. Hope this will help you to decide whether to stay with the old one or go with the new one.