The recent data leak of over 533 million Facebook users has brought to light again the need for privacy. The leak information included the personal information of over 533 million Facebook users from 106 countries; it contained over 32 million records on users in the US, 11 million on users in the UK, and 6 million on users in India. It includes their phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, bios, and - in some cases - email addresses. It will also not be forgotten the Cambridge data privacy scandal of near 2016, that had Facebook dragged before Congress. That is just scratching the surface, in the past decade we have seen data breaches and thefts from some of the biggest names like Adobe, Canva, eBay, LinkedIn, MySpace, Yahoo etc.
Incidents like these serve as a reminder that there exists a lot of bad eggs looking to harvest your data and as you also ensure the highest level of security you also have to make sure that the apps you use maintain security in storing your data. A company like Facebook with recurring issues of data leakage and theft only grows public distrust against them.
It’s the reason whenever I get the chance I advocate for private messaging and centric apps. There are the only popular names like Signal that rose to prominence after the WhatsApp Privacy policy scandal, then there are the guys like Status that I love an awful lot. From the point of signing up, your privacy is already been assured. They help retain Your Privacy with a Pseudo-Anonymous Account Generation, where you will never be asked for a phone number, email address, or bank account. You stay private and are allowed to selectively reveal whatever part of yourself you want to reveal to the world with Status.
Status for me is way more than a private messaging app, they combine a secure messaging app, a crypto wallet, and a Web3 browser built with state of the art technology all in one place. The privacy that Status offers is integrated like earlier said with a Crypto wallet that allows users to safely send, store and receive cryptocurrencies including ERC20 and ERC721 tokens. The users alone hold the keys to the funds; your seed phrase is known by the user alone and can be compromised by them alone. Status uses the latest encryption and security tools to ensure users messages and transactions are theirs and theirs alone. Status removes intermediaries and third-parties to keep messages as they should be, private and your assets secure.
To download the Status App and begin enjoying true privacy, click the link below;
Click below to download the Status App
https://join.status.im/u/0x049b16e1c544d518034d49b554d9f6a5c3e580b3335098b0e802a3a256a906ab6737dab7e2261abe5f8de5dd7bdc4fd007ecdfb2ad42a98e995c04d6f66c78c9d3
