Olvid – European messaging app
French end-to-end encrypted messenger certified by ANSSI, the French national cybersecurity agency. Unlike Signal, requires no phone number or personal data to register. Used by the French government, recommended by French Prime Minister for ministerial communications.
Quick facts
It's the first messenger certified by ANSSI, France's national cybersecurity agency, and it needs no phone number or email at all to register – not even the anonymous-ID approach some rivals use.
The user base is much smaller than Signal or WhatsApp, so getting friends and family onto it takes real convincing, and only part of the codebase is public.
Why does it score 100?
Incorporated in Paris, France – a full EU member state.
Independently owned, with no outside investors.
Olvid runs its own infrastructure in France rather than a third-party cloud.
Partially open source and GDPR-compliant, and it's the first messaging app to receive ANSSI certification from France's national cybersecurity agency.
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