Privacy, explained.
Plain-language guides to encryption, metadata and private messaging, from the Frozen Chat Team.
· 6 min
What is end-to-end encryption?
End-to-end encryption explained without jargon: how it works, what it protects, what it doesn't (metadata), and how to tell whether a messenger really uses it.
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· 6 min
Why a messenger shouldn't need your phone number
Phone numbers link your chats to your legal identity, leak through groups and contact uploads, and enable SIM-swap attacks. Here is why usernames are better.
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· 7 min
Post-quantum encryption in messaging, explained
What quantum computers mean for encrypted chats, why “harvest now, decrypt later” matters today, and how PQXDH, ML-KEM and hybrid MLS protect messages.
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