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Threema
Company blog · threema.com/en/blogsecuritypolitics
Threema is the company blog at threema.com, writing about security and politics. Since 2025, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times, most often “Threema – open-source end-to-end encrypted voice, video and group calls”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-18, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Threema's site as an end-to-end encrypted messaging app with a paid one-time model and a separate business offering, suggested as an alternative to Signal and Matrix. The comments are about the product, not writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
The secure instant messenger from Switzerland. GDPR-compliant messaging for individuals and organizations that value privacy, security and data protection.
Most-linked posts?
- Threema – open-source end-to-end encrypted voice, video and group calls2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-06-21
What Hacker News says?
This is the Threema business model: https://threema.com/en Public app, and a separate business offering - both with E2EE
Comment linking /en
on “Let me pay for Firefox”Submitted Threema – open-source end-to-end encrypted voice, video and group calls as a story · 7 points
HN discussionI wonder whether the protesters could opt for offshore alternatives that don't require exposing their phone number to a company that could be compelled to reveal it by US law. For example, there is Threema[1], a Swiss option priced at 5 euros one-time. It is interesting on Android as you can pay anonymously[2], therefore it doesn't depend on Google Play and its services (they offer Threema Push services of their own…
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on “Kash Patel says FBI is investigating Signal chats of Minnesotans tracking ICE”Submitted Privacy for Everyone vs. Mass Surveillance for Crime Prevention as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThis does not bode well. Matrix is honestly not good, as someone who has tried to use it. It's slow, janky, often unstable, and poorly standardized. My suggestion: https://threema.com/en/products/work (hosted) or https://zulip.com/ (OSS self-hosted).
Comment linking /en/products/work
on “European Commission Trials Matrix to Replace Teams”Submitted Say No to Mass Surveillance as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Downside of User Accounts as a story · 1 points
HN discussion