The meteoric growth has put huge pressure on Signal’s 30 or so employees, mostly engineers, product designers & developers who work remotely from their homes in US and Canada.
In a survey conducted by LocalCircles, 75% of respondents have also indicated that they will not use WhatsApp business chat and payment feature if its privacy policy is implemented in May.
A comparison of app usage between WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram in the first two weeks of January shows us how India reacted to WhatsApp privacy controversy.
Signal's chief executive officer tells ThePrint about the kind of growth it's seeing amid the privacy concerns over WhatsApp, and why its platform is drawing more attention.
One Russian, one Swiss, an American not-for-profit & a European collaborative — 4 apps are seeing their fortunes change even as WhatsApp tries to put out the user privacy fire.
Data with Sensor Tower shows WhatsApp was most downloaded app in November, the month the Pegasus scandal broke, and continues to remain India’s most popular app.
Privacy concerns & new technologies have ushered in a new era of exchanges between politicians, with many now opting for apps offering better levels of encryption.
Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.
For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.
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