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You've got all kinds of options when it comes to choosing how to communicate digitally with friends and family: not just dedicated messaging apps such as iMessage and WhatsApp, but also the DM features built into social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat . Some of these apps put a lot of emphasis on security and privacy, with mentions of end-to-end encryption and disappearing messages (WhatsApp now lets you hide your phone number for example). For the ultimate in private messaging, though, there's an app you might not have heard of before. Delta Chat is decentralized (so there's no one point of failure or control), open-source, end-to-end encrypted, and anonymous—you don't need to supply a phone number to get started. You can even message people who don't have the app. Here's what you need to know, and why you might want to make use of it. How Delta Chat works Delta Chat has been around for about a decade now, and started as a way to keep ...