Seonglae ChoSignal Message Usages
Why Signal won’t compromise on encryption, with president Meredith Whittaker
Signal recently killed SMS support as part of that mission.
https://www.theverge.com/23409716/signal-encryption-messaging-sms-meredith-whittaker-imessage-whatsapp-china
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Moxie Marlinspike has stepped down as CEO of Signal
Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike is stepping down as CEO of the company, he announced in a blog post on Monday. Executive chairman Brian Acton will serve as acting CEO until a replacement is found. "Every day, I'm struck by how boundless Signal's potential looks, and I want to bring in someone with fresh energy and commitment to make the most of that," Marlinspike wrote.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/10/22876891/signal-ceo-steps-down-moxie-marlinspike-encryption-cryptocurrency?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4
Signal is testing a payments feature that lets you send cryptocurrency to friends
Signal announced on Tuesday it's now testing a new peer-to-peer payments system in the beta version of its apps. Appropriately called Signal Payments, the new feature right now supports only one protocol: the MobileCoin wallet and its companion cryptocurrency MOB.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/6/22370213/signal-payments-cryptocurrency-crypto-mobilecoin-wallet-mob-beta-feature
Privacy Is OK
I hate to write a piece just saying Someone Is Wrong On The Internet. But Reid Blackman's The Signal App and the Danger of Privacy at All Costs (in the NYTimes, forsooth) is not just wrong but dangerously misleading. I haven't seen a compact explainer on why, so here goes.
https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/29/Privacy-is-OK
