Using secure messaging apps

In the previous topic, we discuss how to avoid browsers and applications from tracking our online behavior. Most browsers and applications track us without our knowledge or consent. Another area to concentrate on when it comes to privacy is communication and collaboration. We typically share private and personal information with our loved ones and people we trust. Communication and collaboration play major roles today, as everyone is connected virtually with each other by various applications, irrespective of geographic location. Traditionally, people met in person to maintain social networks. This was followed by telephone communication.

In today’s world, various communication applications and social media are the main ways we maintain social networks. Users typically perform one-to-one communication or one-to-many communications, using various communication tools. These communication tools support video-, audio-, and text-based communication...