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Delta Chat 2023-01-11T17:15:31+03:00 E-mail-based messenger with end-to-end encryption

Messengers like Telegram, Signal, Whatsapp cannot be private due to the peculiarity of their architecture - centralization. And peer-to-peer (p2p) services like Tox consume too many resources and are inconvenient to use on a mobile device. The best solution is to use your own mail server for Delta Chat. The application is available for all popular desktop and mobile systems.

If your conversation partner doesn't use Delta Chat, it will be just an ordinary email correspondence for him.

Typical data leaks when using alien servers

  1. IP once per minute. Helps determine your location: at home, away from home, at work.
  2. The content of your messages.
  3. Meta-information: with whom and when you communicated, even if you use encryption.

Features of Delta.Chat

  • Regular email client with all the features of IM.
  • Reliable end-to-end encryption (e2e), provided a personal [email server]({{< ref "email.md" >}}) is used by both interlocutors or a personal key exchange, such as via QR code.
  • Can use any email server, but then you lose control over the meta-information and risk key-swapping man-in-the-middle attack.
  • Slightly slower than usual messengers
  • First message is not encrypted because public encryption keys are sent with it.
  • There are problems with sending files > 5-7MB.
  • There are no convenient channels (chats for mass discussions and sending out information). We recommend using [a decentralized social network]({{< ref "pleroma.md">}}).