We have seen many alternatives to make video calls with the special situation we are living now and the need to work from home. New additions such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams have prevailed over alternatives that have been around for a long time, such as Skype or FaceTime. Sometimes that it is newer does not necessarily mean that it is better, in the case of FaceTime, Apple users know that it is usually one step ahead of the competition in terms of stability and ease of use, however, the fact that it is not having a multiplatform system penalizes you seriously. Either way, FaceTime seems to have positioned itself as one of the safest video calling apps after the scandals at numerous companies and providers.
The Mozilla team has analyzed the main video calling applications that have exploded during this time of confinement: Zoom, Google Hangouts, FaceTime, Skype, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Jitsi Meet, Signal, Microsoft Teams, BlueJeans, GoTo Meeting and Cisco WebEx. The guys at Mozilla have taken into account the level of encryption of these video calls for their ranking as well as automatic updates, which require the use of higher-grade passwords and even related programs and their security.
Thus, Mozilla has scored 4,5 out of 5 to FaceTime. Similarly, we have found Facebook Messenger or Zoom to score 5 points, surprising considering the numerous privacy scandals both companies have been embroiled in recently. Nevertheless, Mozilla has specifically referenced the encryption Apple uses in FaceTime and praised it for it. Whatever video calling system you use, we recommend that you always take the necessary precautions to maintain privacy standards, as a single data breach can affect many other users.
