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Send messages, make calls, and share files knowing nobody can listen in. Not even Signal.

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Signal Security & Privacy

How Signal handles your data, where it's stored, and what certifications back their claims.

GDPR

GDPR Compliant

Legal Jurisdiction

US (non-profit) (HQ: Mountain View, California, US) / Signal Technology Foundation

Open Source

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Signal stores almost nothing about you. Your phone number is the only personal data on their servers, and even that is not linked to your identity. Messages stay on your device, not in the cloud. Signal has a dedicated data protection officer you can contact at privacy@signal.org.

Data Storage Locations

●United States (AWS infrastructure)●Messages stored locally on user devices only

Compliance & Certifications

✓Independent security audit of Signal Protocol (2016, updated)
✓Open-source code (AGPL-3.0) enabling independent verification

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Threema

SwitzerlandPaid$2.99 one-time

Message privately without sharing your phone number. Swiss-built, open source, and designed to collect as little data as possible.

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Session

Switzerland/Global (decentralized)Free tierFree

Send messages without sharing your phone number, email, or IP address. Session routes everything through a decentralized onion network.

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Element

UK/EUFree tier$5/user/month

Chat securely on your terms with encrypted messaging you can self-host or run in the cloud.

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