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Re:Signal app downloads spike as US protesters seek message ... by Hamuko on Friday June 05, 2020 @03:23AM (#23425916)
How is that different from WhatsApp, which is the default for everyone in a lot of places?
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Re:Signal app downloads spike as US protesters seek message ... by AnonC on Friday June 05, 2020 @07:50AM (#23427428)
GP here. It’s no different from WhatsApp in this sense. But WhatsApp is even worse because it shares communication metadata with Facebook (though message content is end to end encrypted).
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