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While it isn't necessarily an argument against Threema's security, I think it's important to consider that Threema is owned by a privately held company ^[1[2]]^ — Signal is owned by a non profit ^[3]^.
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I almost think that's a pro. I don't understand how signal intends to pay for servers forever with voluntary donations. Though I'd be fine if they set up a mandatory annual fee.
Signal is far more polished IMO but both are great.
I think donations can be sustainable if the service in question is handled correctly. Imo, federation/decentralization would improve this, as it wouldn't place the cost burden on a single entity.
In the same vein, a privately owned service, to me, is rather suspect if it is free of cost — the money's gotta come from somewhere.
Threema sells to businesses. It's a one time fee for personal.
Ah, so there is! ^[1][2[3]]^ I didn't notice that. Thank you for pointing out that inconsistency in my previous comment; what I stated was conjecture, and, lo and behold, it turned out to be wrong.
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