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--- messaging_candidates:start [2017/06/30 18:05] – [TextSecure] mithat
+++ messaging_candidates:start [2017/06/30 18:10] – [Tox] mithat
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 ===== Requirements =====
-The starting point in candidate selection is the [[https://www.eff.org/secure-messaging-scorecard|EFF's Secure Messaging Scorecard]] (as of 14 July 2015). From that list, only entries that have at most one red mark are considered.
+The starting point in candidate selection is the now obsolete [[https://www.eff.org/secure-messaging-scorecard|EFF's Secure Messaging Scorecard]] (as of 14 July 2015). From that list, only entries that have at most one red mark are considered.
 In addition, the ideal candidate will:
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 ==== Tox ====
-Tox doesn't appear on the EFF's list. A more complete evaluation is pending, but initially this looks like a winner.
+Relative newcomer [[https://tox.chat/index.html|Tox]] doesn't appear on the EFF's list. A more complete evaluation is pending, but initially this looks like a winner.
 ===== Recommendation =====
-The only platform that comes close to a recommendation is Telegram. But its use of your phone number as the primary source for identification and its clunky use of usernames makes an enthusiastic recommendation difficult.
+Tox needs a more complete evaluation, but on the surface it is encouraging. Telegram comes close to a recommendation, but the questions surrounding its encryption, its use of your phone number as the primary source for identification, and its clunky use of usernames makes an enthusiastic recommendation difficult.