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Re:Interview with Signal President Meredith Whittaker by bdominy on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @11:44AM (#41380771)
She gave a talk at TechCrunch last year and kindly spoke to me briefly afterwards about how end-to-end encryption can help businesses. The problem is that without a huge benefactor, there isn’t enough consumer demand to make a sustainable business out of privacy concerns.
Re:Interview with Signal President Meredith Whittaker by musha68k on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @12:06PM (#41381043)
Anecdotal but in my circles I'm increasingly seeing the shooting star badge.
Re:Interview with Signal President Meredith Whittaker by ath3nd on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @12:19PM (#41381188)
In my circles as well!

I also converted my friends and family. What's very nice for building trust is their transparency report on how funds are spent.

Re:Interview with Signal President Meredith Whittaker by tapoxi on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @12:29PM (#41381289)
My 70 year old, nontechnical Mom converted my entire extended family. We now use Signal for every family gathering, baby picture, etc.

It's just a really elegant solution for cross-platform messaging, the security is a great bonus.