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How Signal Became the Most Popular App in the World Overnight, and Why It Matters

2021-01-16 04:00:00, Jason Aten, Inc.com

Content Categorization
/Internet & Telecom/Mobile & Wireless/Mobile Apps & Add-Ons
/Computers & Electronics

Word Count:
780

Words/Sentence:
20

Reading Time:
5.20 min

Reading Quality:
Adept

Readability:
13th to 15th

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One major difference, however, is that Signal's privacy protections are good enough that when the company was required to hand over information about a user by a grand jury subpoena, the only information available was the date the account was created, and the date of last activity.

Finally, WhatsApp updated its privacy policy earlier this week, and required users to accept that it shares some information with Facebook before continuing to use the app.

At that time it was a reflection of the app's popularity among activists, journalists, and other security-minded users who value the fact that Signal messages are never stored on the platform's servers and can only be decrypted by the intended end-user.

Featured VideoForget Big-Picture: Why You Should Build Mental Toughness Through Small StepsAs a result, people flocked to the encrypted messaging app, which is backed by the non-profit Signal Foundation.

According to Sensor Tower, which provides mobile app analytics, Signal was downloaded 17.8 million times during the week of January 5.

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