Rwandan tech firm unveils WhatsApp alternative

WhatsApp recently announced an upgrade of its privacy policy to take effect on 8 February 2021. The move has led to a heightened awareness of the vulnerabilities of personal and professional data, with users looking for alternatives that can effectively secure their data. As expected, competitor apps have emerged and are aggressively marketing their solutions. Enter QT Software, a company that has partnered with Indian engineers to develop a secure communication platform for enterprises with unparalleled levels of data security. QT Software’s Indian engineers have the experience of a nation of hundreds of millions of WhatsApp users, with significant insights on building systems that can be scaled to large populations without compromising users’ security and privacy. “QTConnect provides end-to-end encryption with three layers of security for voice, messaging on everyday smartphones and tablets, and Internet-based instant messenger, as well as an audio telephony application that allows smartphone users to exchange text, media files and voice calls,” Navin Nyalapelli, QT senior software engineer said. “With its focus on security, every packet is encrypted with two different encryption algorithms for secrecy and two different authentication algorithms to protect against tampering. In addition, QTConnect is secure from mobile cyber-attacks, immune from protocol fingerprinting attacks and safe from…
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