Signal has added a major new feature, allowing people to change their phone number without losing their chats.
WhatsApp Founder Is Signal’s New Interim CEO
Moxie Marlinspike, the creator of Signal, is stepping down as CEO, with WhatsApp founder Brian Acton stepping in on an interim basis.
Telegram Gained 70 Million New Users During Facebook Outage
It was a known fact that Telegram gained users during Facebook’s recent outage, but founder Pavel Durov is putting a number on it: 70 million.
Messaging App Signal Is Down
Signal, the popular and secure messaging app, is down due to technical difficulties, impacting users’ ability to stay in contact.
Messaging App Signal Experiencing Issues
Popular messaging app Signal is experiencing issues, with messages either not being delivered, or taking a long time to arrive.
Mobile App Usage Up 30%, Hits 4.2 Hours Per Day
A new report shows how much mobile app usage has grown during the pandemic, reaching 4.2 hours per day, a 30% increase over 2019.
Even Mark Zuckerberg Uses Signal
Signal may not be as popular as Facebook’s WhatsApp, but even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may use the competing product.
China Is Blocking Signal
It appears encrypted messaging app Signal is being blocked by China, with users needing to use a VPN to connect.
Elon Musk: BitCoin On the Verge of Widespread Acceptance
Elon Musk has said bitcoin is on the verge of achieving wide acceptance among investors and conventional finance people.
Signal Growing So Fast It Experienced Technical Issues
Signal has been adding so many new users that it experienced technical issues today.
Elon Musk: Use Signal
Secure messaging app Signal has received a boost from one of the titans of tech, as Elon Musk tells his Twitter followers to “use Signal.”
Required WhatsApp Change Shares Significant User Data With Facebook
WhatsApp is making major changes to its privacy policy, including sharing significant user data with Facebook.
Cellebrite Did NOT Break Signal’s Encryption
The BBC broke a story that seemingly indicated Cellebrite had broken Signal’s encryption — only it’s not true.