Most of us communicate through smartphone apps, yet many of these apps do not encrypt our communications, allowing third parties to view them
Here are some of the best encrypted messaging apps for smartphones
Signal
For security-conscious mobile users, Signal is a superb messaging solution. It's a free all-in-one texting and voice-calling app that employs its own end-to-end encryption protocol
Threema
Threema is a highly secure end-to-end encrypted messaging app that protects your messages with the NaCl cryptography library
Telegram
Users can link their phone numbers to their Telegram accounts to send fast, encrypted messages over the internet, including client-server encryption for normal chats
Wickr Me
Wickr Me is a free end-to-end encrypted messaging app that lets you send private, self-destructing messages to your Wickr contacts