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.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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Batting for Whatsapp, The Print? Signal has gained at least 200 million users in just a week, numbers that would match the best signup weekly numbers for WhatsApp during its existence. I understand it could be difficult for the “uncles and aunties” at The Print to switch and co-ordinate a move to a newer and superior app (try a voice conversation on Signal and compare it with one on WhatsApp for quality, for one – every uncleji and auntyji will sound more natural) but privacy makes sense. It works even for the buzurg community who are heartened by contrived cartoons put up by Facebook / WhatsApp shills. Take it from an old man who’s been there, seen it, and who works for a technology licensing practice for a living.
Quote [ there is no one to talk to on these new platforms.] End quote.
Batting for Whatsapp, The Print? Signal has gained at least 200 million users in just a week, numbers that would match the best signup weekly numbers for WhatsApp during its existence. I understand it could be difficult for the “uncles and aunties” at The Print to switch and co-ordinate a move to a newer and superior app (try a voice conversation on Signal and compare it with one on WhatsApp for quality, for one – every uncleji and auntyji will sound more natural) but privacy makes sense. It works even for the buzurg community who are heartened by contrived cartoons put up by Facebook / WhatsApp shills. Take it from an old man who’s been there, seen it, and who works for a technology licensing practice for a living.