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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by webmobdev on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @09:42PM (#25666643)
Where is Signal's owner non-profit located? Different countries have different laws regarding the status of a corporations profit or non-profit label.
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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by ffpip on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @10:08PM (#25666795)
US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Foundation

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by webmobdev on Thursday January 07, 2021 @04:21AM (#25669006)
That's what I was afraid of - in the US, non-profits can be converted to for-profit. So here, Signals non-profit status for its owner shouldn't be relevant to us.

https://www.upcounsel.com/converting-non-profit-to-for-profi...

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by jorvi on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @11:46PM (#25667372)
Damn. I really like Signal and it's still a cut above most, but even they must realize the US is a pretty poor place for such an organization compared to, say, Germany or Switzerland?
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