Session - Private Messenger

Editor's Review

🔒 Session: Your ultimate private messenger! 🚀 If you're looking for a messaging app that truly values your privacy and security, Session is the answer. With its focus on anonymity and decentralisation, Session ensures your conversations remain completely private. 🌟

📱 No phone number? No problem! Session doesn't require your phone number or email to create an account. You get a unique Account ID, keeping your personal information private. 🔑

🌐 Session uses a decentralised network of servers, making it impossible for anyone to track or sell your data. Your messages are routed through a network, ensuring complete anonymity. 🧅 Your IP address is also protected using a specialised onion routing protocol.

💬 Every message is encrypted, every time. Session takes your privacy seriously, providing a safe space to chat with friends, family, and anyone worldwide. 🌍

👥 Create private, end-to-end encrypted group chats for up to 100 people. Share voice snippets, photos, and files with Session's secure encryption and privacy protections. 🗣️📸📁

💻 Session is free and open-source. Check the code yourself! Built and maintained by the OPTF, a privacy tech not-for-profit organisation. ✅

Features

• End-to-end encryption for all messages

• No phone number or email required

• Decentralised network of servers

• Private routing protocols for anonymity

• No storage of messaging metadata

• IP address protection via onion routing

• Private, encrypted group chats

• Secure voice, photo, and file sharing

Pros

• Fully anonymous account creation

• Decentralised server network

• No metadata logging

• IP address protection

• Secure attachments

• Free and open-source

Cons

• Decentralised nature may affect speed

• Closed groups limited to 100 people