Which platform is more secure? WhatsApp or Signal or Telegram
Compared: WhatsApp vs. Signal vs. Telegram
WhatsApp - Other Features
WhatsApp Status feature, Share Live Location
Signal - Other Features
Messages – Can’t broadcast messages to multiple contacts at once. Note to Self: You don’t have to create a single-member group to send notes
Telegram - Other Features
Channels: Broadcast messages to large audiences. It also offers multiple group-specific features such as bots, polls, quizzes, and hashtags.
WhatsApp - Security
E2E encryption: All forms for communications, WhatsApp does not encrypt backups (cloud or local) and metadata
Signal - Security
E2E encryption: All forms for communications, group calls including your metadata, Signal by default encrypts all the local files with a 4-digit passphrase.
Telegram - Security
E2E encryption: Only for ‘secret chats’ and all calls, The E2E encryption is not enabled by default
WhatsApp Data Collection
Device ID, User ID, Advertising Data, Purchase History, Phone Number, Email Address, Contacts, Product Interaction, Crash Data, Performance Data, Payment Info, Customer Support, Product Interaction and Other User Content