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November 20, 2025

No to Online Surveillance, Yes to Digital Integrity

In response to increasing surveillance on the Internet and the weakening of our privacy that goes along with it, the “digital integrity” movement is forming resistance. In Switzerland, two cantons have already voted decisively to establish a fundamental right to “digital integrity” in their state constitutions. At the end of the month, the canton of Zurich will also vote on this issue.

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October 29, 2025

“I have nothing to hide”: Why Privacy Matters

Does this statement make your hair stand on end? Unfortunately, the “nothing to hide” argument has persisted for far too long and often prevents any constructive discussion about privacy protection on the Internet. It’s high time to debunk it.

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September 25, 2025

The Unwritten Rules of Chat Communication

Do you think instant messaging is the same as any other form of written communication? Think again. Over time, various unwritten rules have emerged that need to be observed if you want to get your chat message across correctly. We have compiled a few of these rules of etiquette in this (not-quite-serious) blog post.

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September 12, 2025

Privacy for Everyone vs. Mass Surveillance for Crime Prevention

Have you ever heard the phrase “I have nothing to hide”? It’s often used by people who advocate government surveillance as a means of combating crime. According to this logic, however, anyone who is not a criminal has nothing to hide and therefore does not need an encrypted communication channel. This assumption is not only wrong, but also quite dangerous.

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August 29, 2025

How to Protect Your Chats from Prying Eyes

Whether you’re organizing a surprise party, planning a marriage proposal, or running a diary note group, sometimes there are messages or chats that are not meant for prying eyes. In Threema, these chats can be marked as private and even hidden from the chat overview.

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July 17, 2025

Fun Facts to Celebrate World Emoji Day

Every year on July 17, World Emoji Day is celebrated. Because emojis have become indispensable for chat communication – whether as a reaction to a message or directly in the text – we have put together a few fun facts about the little pictograms.

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July 15, 2025

How to Get Your Friends to Use Threema

You use Threema, but your contacts can’t get away from WhatsApp and Co.? If this situation sounds familiar, here are a few practical tips and arguments that can help you convince those around you to use a messaging service that respects their privacy.

Threema Private

June 18, 2025

Online Ads and Data Privacy

Earlier this week, Meta announced that WhatsApp will start to show ads to its users. We wanted to outline why online ads and data privacy are fundamentally incompatible, but as it turns out, WhatsApp beat us to it – by exactly 13 years.

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April 25, 2025

Say No to Mass Surveillance

There are always new attempts by governments to systematically monitor Internet users for no reason. However, mass surveillance is not only unsuitable for fighting crime, it is also completely incompatible with democratic principles and poses a considerable threat to data security.