Salut ! Je cherche des sites d'OSINT pour rechercher des informations sur des personnes avec a la base peux d'informations a leurs sujet, par exemple seulement un nom et prénom, une ville ou un département ou est situé leur domicile. Auriez vous des liens a m'envoyer ?
Signal vs Session vs Briar vs SimpleX vs XMPP vs Matrix for Security & Privacy Nerds
Think of messaging apps like transportation:
Signal = a modern Volvo with airbags everywhere.
SimpleX = an unmarked van with no license plate.
Session = a ghost car that somehow isn't registered anywhere.
Briar = an off-road vehicle that keeps going after the apocalypse.
Matrix = a customizable camper van you built yourself.
XMPP = a classic Land Rover maintained by enthusiasts who own soldering irons.
The "Would I Recommend This To My Cousin?" Table
| App | Security | Privacy | Anonymity | Ease of Use | "Will My Friends Install It?" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signal | xxxxx | xxxx | xx | xxxxx | xxxxx |
| SimpleX | xxxxx | xxxxx | xxxxx | xxx | xx |
| Session | xxxx | xxxxx | xxxxx | xxx | xx |
| Briar | xxxx | xxxxx | xxxx | x | x |
| Matrix | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx |
| XMPP | xxx | xxx | xxx | xx | x |
Why privacy extremists complain? x Phone number required x Centralized infrastructure x Not designed for anonymity
summary Signal is the student who: locks their laptop, uses a password manager, updates their software, and actually reads the privacy policy. Boring Maybe. Effective Absolutely.
summary SimpleX is the person who: pays cash, wears sunglasses indoors, deletes browser history before opening the browser, and somehow still has fewer privacy leaks than everyone else.
summary Session is that friend who refuses to tell anyone their real name and somehow survives entirely on encrypted communications and energy drinks.
summary Briar is the app equivalent of: > "The internet is down." And Briar replies: > "I didn't hear no bell."
summary Matrix is basically: > "Would you like a messaging app?" "No." > "Would you like an entire communications infrastructure?" "YES."
summary XMPP is the Linux desktop of messaging. People who love it really love it. People who don't understand it wonder why there are seventeen different clients and forty-seven different ways to send "hello".
Security & Privacy View
If someone asked: "I just want secure messaging." x Signal "I want privacy from everyone." x SimpleX "I don't want my identity attached." x Session "What if the government shuts down the internet?" x Briar "I want my own server." x Matrix or XMPP "I enjoy spending Saturday nights configuring federation settings." x Matrix "I enjoy spending entire weekends configuring federation settings." x XMPP
Brutally Practical Ranking 1 Signal The app you'll actually get people to use. 2 SimpleX The privacy nerd favorite. 3 Session The anonymity favorite. 4 Matrix Great if you're joining communities or running servers. 5 Briar Amazing for specific threat models. 6 XMPP Excellent technology. Terrible answer to: > "Can we just make a group chat?"
One-Sentence Verdict If you're an average privacy-conscious person: install Signal first, keep SimpleX as your privacy-focused backup, and learn about Briar, Matrix, and XMPP only if your interests or threat model genuinely require them.
Or put another way:
Signal = normal smart person.
SimpleX = privacy smart person.
Session = anonymous smart person.
Briar = apocalypse smart person.
Matrix = infrastructure smart person.
XMPP = "I have a home server and opinions" smart person.
updated with reference links
No idea I am afraid, please feel free to share any details you could have other that https://simplifiedprivacy.com/messengers/
https://stateofsurveillance.org/guides/basic/secure-messaging-comparison/
https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/which-private-messaging-communication-app-is-best/23335
https://meshworld.in/blog/privacy/private-messengers-comparison/ https://dasroot.net/posts/2025/12/encrypted-messaging-signal-matrix-session-simplex/
Please feel free to add any other info you could hold onto
Hey everyone,
About 10 months ago, I shared the first version of my browser extension IntelHub here. Since then, it has completely evolved. It's no longer just a tool aggregator—it's now a full-blown, privacy-first investigation suite packed with capabilities.
Here is a quick taste of what’s inside v5.0:
🤖 Quad-Engine AI: Run parallel searches across Google AI, Brave Search, Phind, and Andi in-tab.
🔍 Deep Recon & Forensics: Extract EXIF/metadata (PDFs, Images, Docs), generate local file hashes, and run automated text profiling for crypto/emails/phones.
📊 Investigation Graph: Visually map entities and connect the dots right inside your browser.
👥 Local Facial Comparison: 100% offline, client-side facial recognition.
📱 Platform Intel: Telegram ID extraction, multi-engine reverse image search, domain safety scanning, and a Google Dorks builder.
🚀 What's Next? (Local AI for OPSEC) My next major focus is integrating local, self-hosted LLMs (like Ollama or LM Studio). The vision is to let you run AI summarization and entity extraction completely offline, keeping zero-trust OPSEC intact.
I'm sharing this across a couple of communities to gather as much feedback as possible. What new features, workflows, or tools would you want to see integrated next?
Check out the repo (and the full guide!) here: https://github.com/tomsec8/IntelHub