An end-to-end encrypted messenger from Olvid SAS in Paris that needs no phone number or email to sign up.

For people in Europe who want a messenger that protects metadata too, with a free plan.

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Why it’s listed

messages and metadata are encrypted end to end1, it holds two ANSSI security certifications with published reports, and its apps are open source2. French ministers were told to install it by December 20233.

The trade-off

Its relay servers are rented from Amazon Web Services; Olvid says they play no role in security and only see IP addresses4.

Price

Free forever plan; premium 4.99 euros per user a month5.

Sources

  1. olvid.io/technology/en
  2. github.com/olvid-io/olvid-android
  3. solutions-numeriques.com/les-ministeres-francais-devront-tous-passer-a-la-messagerie-souveraine-olvid-le-8-decembre-au-plus-tardles-ministeres-francais-devront-tous-passer-a-la-messagerie-souveraine-olvid-le-8-decembre-au-plu
  4. olvid.io/privacy/en
  5. olvid.io/pricing/en

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