In recent years, one of the messaging applications that has stood out above the rest in terms of security and privacy is Signal, an application that is widely used in certain sectors where information has valuable power, and I am not just referring to monetary, though too.
The pandemic caused by the coronavirus has caused an increase in the use of video calls, video calls that until now were only used to watch from time to time with a family member who lived in another country. Despite being one of the least secure services, Zoom has become the king of video calls.
There are many alternatives on the market to establish point-to-point encrypted calls, but just as Signal excels in encrypted messaging, now it also excels in group video calls. While it is true that it already allowed video and audio calls, these were limited to two people. At the moment group calls are limited to 5 participants and like all the data that Signal manages, at no time is it stored on the company's servers.
To create a group video call we have to follow the same steps as before, by clicking on the video button located at the top of each conversation, but now we can add up to 5 participants. In the post where Signal has announced this new functionality, it states that they are working to add more participants to video calls, so if we use this application to make video calls, we will have to reduce the group of interlocutors until it is wider.
Signal is available for download completely free of charge through the link below, a completely free application that does not include any type of in-app purchases to add new functions.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcrime.securesms
