New guide on safe chat

How to choose a chat tool

1. What kind of data
   • text messages
   • voice messages
   • files
   • images
   • videos
   • stickers
   • audio calls
   • video calls
2. Who you want to chat with
   • 1:1
   • groups - how many people
   • 1 to many (restricted access)
   • 1 to many (free access)
3. E2E encryption or TLS
   • E2E by default
   • E2E as a feature that can be enabled
   • E2E for group chat
   • E2E for voice and video calls
   • self-hosted
4. Other needs:
   • threads
   • used by your team or by as many as possible
   • multiplatform?
   • accessible via browser?

How to create your account

• Possibly don't use your phone number
  • Email
  • a different phone number
• Separate from your main social media account
• How to choose a user name
• Multiple identities

Basic security

• Self-destruct time
• Enable E2E encryption if it's not a default feature
• Warning that phishing can affect all communications tools - link to phishing guide

Recommended tools

• With E2E encryption:
  • Signal (link to guide on ssd.eff.org?)
  • Wire
  • Delta Chat
  • Rocket.chat
  • Nextcloud Talk
• TLS - self-hosted
  • Mattermost
  • Discourse

Harm reduction for widespread tools

• WhatsApp (link to guide on ssd.eff.org?)
• Telegram
• Google Chat