I agree with the cheapness making it a low barrier to choose, but nvidia is Aldo doing the same thing. Full screen ads. Apple on the other hand is just locked/closed off, so no solid choice for a streaming device.

No it’s a local application like Libre. Can also be ran in the cloud.

I’ve been using it for years and I haven’t noticed if its gotten any worst. It did however get bought by Microsoft, so it sends quite a bit of information back to Microsoft, if it is allowed.

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Mostly privacy. Signal is completely encrypted end-to-end. Telegram is only encrypted when choosing private chat with one person. Group chats are not encrypted in telegram, they are in signal.