WhatsApp slips in global non-gaming app ranking in January; Telegram tops the list
3 years, 10 months ago

WhatsApp slips in global non-gaming app ranking in January; Telegram tops the list

The Hindu  

Annoyed with WhatsApp's latest privacy policies, millions of users downloaded Telegram and Signal apps, pushing up the overall installs of the two apps. The messaging platform saw more than 63 million installs during the month, about four times its downloads during the same period last year, according to data from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Despite this, it topped the overall non-gaming app downloads last month, according to Sensor Tower. The rise of these messaging platforms like Telegram and Signal comes after the most widely used messaging app, WhatsApp faced heavy criticism for their new privacy policies. TikTok which was the most downloaded non-gaming app in December last year slid to the second position in January, this year with close to 62 million installs, according to Sensor Tower estimates.

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Telegram intensifies crackdown on illegal content following CEO Durov's arrest – India TV
3 months ago

Telegram intensifies crackdown on illegal content following CEO Durov's arrest – India TV

India TV News  

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, announced on Monday that the messaging platform has taken action to remove more "problematic content" and will now be more proactive in complying with government requests. This decision follows Durov's recent arrest in France on charges of failing to address criminal activity on the app. Durov informed his 13 million subscribers through …

People use WhatsApp for privacy, company tells Delhi HC: ‘That goes, we exit India’
7 months, 4 weeks ago

People use WhatsApp for privacy, company tells Delhi HC: ‘That goes, we exit India’

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp told told the Delhi High Court that the messaging platform will shut down in India if it is forced to break message encryption which protects user privacy by ensuring that only the sender and recipient can read and access message content. WhatsApp and Facebook parent company Meta are challenging the Information Technology Rules 2021. WhatsApp and Facebook parent company …

‘Stay away from WhatsApp,’ warns Telegram founder
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Stay away from WhatsApp,’ warns Telegram founder

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The founder of the messaging app Telegram has urged people to use “any …

WhatsApp privacy policy places users in ‘take it or leave it’ situation, forces into agreement: High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp privacy policy places users in ‘take it or leave it’ situation, forces into agreement: High Court

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has held that WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy places its users in a “take it or leave it” situation, virtually forcing them into an agreement by providing a mirage of choices and then sharing their data with its parent company Facebook. The High Court’s verdict came while dismissing appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook against an order rejecting …

How WhatsApp is informing users about its new features
2 years, 4 months ago

How WhatsApp is informing users about its new features

Hindustan Times  

Messaging platform WhatsApp has launched a brand campaign in India to inform the users about its three new features in its efforts to ensure more data privacy for the users. WhatsApp also has a disappearing message feature to set durations like 24 hours, seven days or 90 days so that the users can send photos and videos that disappear after …

Telegram Premium Service: Here's Why The Messaging App Is Charging Users
2 years, 5 months ago

Telegram Premium Service: Here's Why The Messaging App Is Charging Users

News 18  

– The Telegram messaging app, used by a wide range of Russian and Ukrainian officials during the war, only needs a small number of paid subscribers to cover its costs, founder Pavel Durov said on Tuesday. Telegram Premium service users will get a higher limit for chats, media and file uploads, Durov said on June 10, noting that paid subscriptions …

Installs of Signal, Telegram jumps 197% in Ukraine amid Russian invasion
2 years, 8 months ago

Installs of Signal, Telegram jumps 197% in Ukraine amid Russian invasion

The Hindu  

Adoption of encrypted messaging apps, Telegram and Signal, surged in both Ukraine and Russia as the war between the two countries continues for nearly a month now, according to a report by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Sensor Tower estimated that between February 24 and March 20, installs of Telegram and Signal tripled to 1.7 million, rising 197% from 573,000 …

TikTok Most Downloaded App in October, Indian App Meesho Also on Top 10 List
3 years, 1 month ago

TikTok Most Downloaded App in October, Indian App Meesho Also on Top 10 List

News 18  

TikTok was the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for October 2021, with more than 57 million installs, analyst Sensor Tower reveals. Earlier last month, the company announced the app surpassed one billion installs on Google Play Store following the massive Facebook outage that helped Telegram gain 70 million new users. Indian social e-commerce app Meesho also took the eighth spot …

Telegram Clocks 1 Billion Android Installs After Gaining New Users Post Facebook Outage
3 years, 2 months ago

Telegram Clocks 1 Billion Android Installs After Gaining New Users Post Facebook Outage

News 18  

WhatsApp competitor Telegram has surpassed 1 Billion installs on Google Play Store. This comes after the recent Facebook outage after which Telegram had gained 70 million new users. The app clocked 1 billion total downloads globally in August, joining a list of a handful of apps that have reached this milestone including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Spotify, Netflix, and more. …

WhatsApp rival Telegram has highest number of users in India, clocks 1 billion downloads globally
3 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp rival Telegram has highest number of users in India, clocks 1 billion downloads globally

India Today  

Telegram has joined the list of apps that have been downloaded over 1 billion times globally. A lot of users who were clueless about WhatsApp’s new terms of services and privacy policies downloaded Telegram fearing invasion of privacy. The Sensor Tower report revealed that Telegram crossed the 1 billion downloads mark first on Friday. However, this did not hamper WhatsApp’s …

WhatsApp’s Fight With India Has Global Implications
54 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp’s Fight With India Has Global Implications

Wired  

WhatsApp is fighting for the privacy of citizens of the world’s largest democracy. This week, the Facebook-owned messaging platform sued the Indian government in a bid to challenge new IT rules that ask messaging apps to trace the “first originator” of a message. While it is difficult to assess the possible outcomes of the lawsuit, it could potentially dictate the …

WhatsApp and its dubious claims
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp and its dubious claims

The Hindu  

The learned senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Arvind Datar submitted to the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp’s contentious new privacy policy came into effect from May 15, 2021. If a public policy of privacy is there in India, does it apply to WhatsApp policy?” This question acquires relevance due to the dominant market status of WhatsApp-Facebook-Instagram. In its affidavit to …

WhatsApp saw a drop in downloads by over 40 percent ever since it announced new privacy policy
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp saw a drop in downloads by over 40 percent ever since it announced new privacy policy

India Today  

Whatsapp has been in the eye of the storm ever since it announced its new privacy policy. As per a SensorTower report, people had stopped downloading WhatsApp ever since the new privacy policy was announced. “In the first four months of 2021, Telegram’s installs climbed 98 per cent year-over-year to more than 161 million, while Signal saw its first-time downloads …

Telegram and Signal Saw Nearly 1,200% Growth Ahead of WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Deadline
3 years, 7 months ago

Telegram and Signal Saw Nearly 1,200% Growth Ahead of WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Deadline

News 18  

WhatsApp’s updated Terms of Service is now in live, months after facing severe backlash from users and even governments around the world. Meanwhile, WhatsApp rivals like Signal and Telegram continue to take a jab at the Facebook-owned company over the new terms of service. Both platforms had Data also shows that both Telegram and Signal peaked installs in January 2021, …

WhatsApp installs fall over 40% as users download rival apps
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp installs fall over 40% as users download rival apps

The Hindu  

WhatsApp’s app installs worldwide declined nearly 43% between January and April this year as several users considered downloaded Telegram and Signal apps, according to data by app analytics firm Sensor Tower. Privacy-focused app Signal’s first-time app downloads surged nearly 1,200% in the same period, compared to last year. The Facebook-owned company announced a contentious privacy policy update in January, triggering …

Facebook Messenger crosses five billion mark on Google Play Store
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook Messenger crosses five billion mark on Google Play Store

Firstpost  

The Messenger follows the suit of most downloads after the Facebook app and WhatsApp. F_acebook Messenger_ has become the fourteenth app in the world to reach 5 billion downloads on Google Play Store. It has become the fourteenth app to cross the five billion mark on Google Play, following YouTube, Google Maps, and Gmail. The app also continues Facebook’s legacy …

Why WhatsApp users in Europe can opt-out of New WhatsApp privacy policy but users in India cannot?
3 years, 8 months ago

Why WhatsApp users in Europe can opt-out of New WhatsApp privacy policy but users in India cannot?

India Today  

WhatsApp’s new terms of service will go into effect from May 15, 2021. WhatsApp faced severe criticism since the announcement of the new policy and even extended the date of the new privacy policy from February to May 2021. WhatsApp users in Europe can opt-out of the new privacy policy owing to the laws in the EU called the General …

An antitrust probe to safeguard the rights of our WhatsApp users
3 years, 8 months ago

An antitrust probe to safeguard the rights of our WhatsApp users

Live Mint  

The suo-moto order by the Competition Commission of India to launch an investigation into WhatsApp’s new privacy policy is a landmark and laudably assertive exercise of its statutory role as the guardian of consumer rights and unhindered competition in our market. By taking cognizance of the potential impact of WhatsApp’s policy on Indian consumers, the CCI has rightfully stood up …

WhatsApp to reach out to users via 'status' and banners on proposed privacy policy update
3 years, 10 months ago

WhatsApp to reach out to users via 'status' and banners on proposed privacy policy update

The Hindu  

WhatsApp, which faced a severe backlash over the latest update to its privacy policy, will now leverage its own platform to reach out to users directly via the “status” feature, while also putting up banners on the application, to share detailed information on the proposed policy updates. “We’ve seen some of our competitors try to get away with claiming they …

Telegram Most-Installed App in Jan 2021 With Over 63 Million Installs, Most Coming From India
3 years, 10 months ago

Telegram Most-Installed App in Jan 2021 With Over 63 Million Installs, Most Coming From India

News 18  

Popular messaging app Telegram became the most downloaded non-game app worldwide in last month in January 2021, according to a recent Sensor Tower report. Sensor Tower also said that India saw the most amount of downloads, with 24 percent of the 63 million installs coming from the country. After Telegram, TikTok was the most installed non-game app in the world …

Telegram is now the most downloaded app on Google Play Store
3 years, 10 months ago

Telegram is now the most downloaded app on Google Play Store

India Today  

WhatsApp’s loss is Telegram’s gain. Ever since WhatsApp has announced its new privacy policy, users have found peace in other messaging apps including Telegram and Signal. As per the latest sensor tower report, Telegram has become the most downloaded app on Google Play Store. "Telegram was the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for January 2021 with more than 63 million …

Most WhatsApp Users Reconsidering Its Usage, Telegram Leading as an Alternative: Study
3 years, 10 months ago

Most WhatsApp Users Reconsidering Its Usage, Telegram Leading as an Alternative: Study

News 18  

Most users of WhatsApp are reconsidering usage of the instant mobile messaging app and are looking for its alternative following policy changes proposed by the Facebook group firm, according to a study. The study, conducted by CyberMedia Research covering 1,500 WhatsApp users, found that 79 percent of the instant messaging app users are reconsidering using it, with 28 percent of …

Privacy talk over, most users walk back to WhatsApp after trying Signal and Telegram
3 years, 10 months ago

Privacy talk over, most users walk back to WhatsApp after trying Signal and Telegram

India Today  

This morning I woke up with 73 WhatsApp messages from seven different groups and five individual chats. World’s most popular instant messaging app WhatsApp dropped a bomb when it announced an updated privacy policy seeking certain data from app users. Signal saw a massive surge in downloads between January 6 and January 10, 2021 days following WhatsApp’s policy announcement. “Elon …

WhatsApp New Policy 'Does Not Allow Expanded Data Sharing With Facebook', Claims Company
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp New Policy 'Does Not Allow Expanded Data Sharing With Facebook', Claims Company

News 18  

WhatsApp continues its defence of the updated privacy policy that it floated as compulsory to all users and landed itself in a rather precarious position. In its latest effort, a WhatsApp spokesperson’s statement today claimed that the company’s updated policy “does not expand the ability to share data with Facebook.” Earlier, the ministry of electronics and information technology of India …

WhatsApp responds to Indian Govt letter, calls new privacy policy a transparency measure
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp responds to Indian Govt letter, calls new privacy policy a transparency measure

India Today  

Reacting to the letter by Ministry of information and Technology, WhatsApp has said that it is ready to address any misinformation around its updated policy and remains available to answer all the questions. In a statement shared with India Today Tech, the instant messaging platform said that it is committed to protecting personal messages with end-to-end encryption and re-emphasized that …

WhatsApp, Telegram And Signal: What History Tells Us About Underdogs & Why It May Be Different Now
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp, Telegram And Signal: What History Tells Us About Underdogs & Why It May Be Different Now

News 18  

Everyone loves an underdog, almost always. It is no surprise then that WhatsApp users are downloading Telegram and Signal instant messaging apps, and in such large numbers that Signal has been the top downloaded app on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for quite a few days now, and Telegram is close behind on both platforms too. …

How different is Telegram from WhatsApp
3 years, 11 months ago

How different is Telegram from WhatsApp

The Hindu  

Last week, messaging app Telegram said it has surpassed 500 million monthly active users. Telegram uses a real-time secure cloud that allows “seamless multi-device sync” and provides access to past chat history, large-group chats and channels, persistent message history, and minimal storage usage on the phone. Telegram isn’t end-to-end encrypted by default - - this is because it does not …

Update debate: The Hindu Editorial on WhatsApp and privacy
3 years, 11 months ago

Update debate: The Hindu Editorial on WhatsApp and privacy

The Hindu  

WhatsApp’s decision to delay the update of its privacy policy, following a backlash from its users, is an implicit acknowledgement of the increasing role played by perceptions about privacy in the continued well-being of a popular service. Problems for the Facebook-owned app started earlier this month when it announced an update to its terms of service and privacy policy, according …

Signal Restores Services After Facing Major Outage, Here's What Users Need to Do
3 years, 11 months ago

Signal Restores Services After Facing Major Outage, Here's What Users Need to Do

News 18  

Signal has restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties, as it dealt with a flood of new users following rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms. Signal continues to see a significant rise in downloads following a change in WhatsApp’s privacy terms that requires its users to share their data with both …

WhatsApp faces first legal challenge in India over privacy
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp faces first legal challenge in India over privacy

The Hindu  

WhatsApp's updated privacy policy verges on user surveillance and threatens India's security, a petition filed in an Indian court said on Thursday,presenting another legal challenge for the Facebook Inc-owned messenger. In India, many users have began installing rival apps like Signal and Telegram, pushing WhatsApp to begin a costly advertising campaign to calm customers. "It virtually gives a 360-degree profile …

Signal to ramp up hiring after WhatsApp controversy drives download surge
3 years, 11 months ago

Signal to ramp up hiring after WhatsApp controversy drives download surge

The Hindu  

Messaging app Signal has seen "unprecedented" growth following a controversial change in rival WhatsApp's privacy terms and is looking to hire more staff as it seeks to bolster the service and supporting infrastructure, the head of its controlling foundation said on Wednesday. Along with another encrypted app, Telegram, Signal has been the main beneficiary of online outrage around the changes …

WhatsApp battles privacy concerns in India – its biggest market
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp battles privacy concerns in India – its biggest market

Al Jazeera  

Though WhatsApp has yet to see mass uninstalls of its app in India, users concerned about privacy are increasingly downloading rival apps. Though WhatsApp has yet to see mass uninstalls of its app in India, users concerned about privacy are increasingly downloading rival apps such as Signal and Telegram, research firms say, propelling them higher on the download charts and …

Signal is a beneficiary of WhatsApp privacy policy: Some challenges it needs to tackle in the coming days
3 years, 11 months ago

Signal is a beneficiary of WhatsApp privacy policy: Some challenges it needs to tackle in the coming days

India Today  

Signal messaging app has seen a massive surge of downloads on Android and iOS within a week. There's no doubt that Signal had been a significant beneficiary of WhatsApp's new privacy policy that hasn't been accepted well by privacy concerned users. On the other hand, WhatsApp and Facebook reportedly collect data like purchase history, advertising data, other user content, address, …

Telegram crosses 500-million subscriber mark led by user additions in Asia
3 years, 11 months ago

Telegram crosses 500-million subscriber mark led by user additions in Asia

The Hindu  

Messaging service Telegram crossed 500-million subscriber mark globally and added 25 million new users in the last few days as it gained ground amid the controversy over WhatsApp's latest privacy policy update. In a statement, Telegram said it surpassed 500 million monthly active users in the first week of January, and “has continued to grow with 25 million new users …

Have You Switched To Telegram From WhatsApp? Telegram Says 25 Million Joined In The Last 72 Hours
3 years, 11 months ago

Have You Switched To Telegram From WhatsApp? Telegram Says 25 Million Joined In The Last 72 Hours

News 18  

Instant messaging app Telegram has now clocked 500 million active users globally. While that is a significant milestone in itself, the bigger highlight perhaps is that 25 million new active users have joined the privacy focused Telegram in the past 72 hours, to push the user base beyond the 500 million mark. This sudden spike in users shouldn’t come as …

Telegram surpasses 500 million users after WhatsApp updates its privacy policy
3 years, 11 months ago

Telegram surpasses 500 million users after WhatsApp updates its privacy policy

India Today  

Telegram has witnessed a surge in users ever since WhatsApp's new privacy policy has come under the radar. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said in his channel that 25 million new users joined Telegram in the last 72 hours. Users have migrated to Signal and Telegram as ambiguity around WhatsApp’s new privacy policy refused to settle. After that it kept growing: …

Why are WhatsApp users joining rival platforms?
3 years, 11 months ago

Why are WhatsApp users joining rival platforms?

Al Jazeera  

Changes to privacy terms by WhatsApp has caused an exodus of users to rivals Telegram and Signal. WhatsApp, a Facebook-owned messaging service that has more than two billion users, has recently announced controversial changes to its privacy terms, prompting a mass exodus of users to rival platforms, particularly Telegram and Signal. Some privacy activists called on WhatsApp users on Twitter …

Millions Are Downloading Signal And Telegram, Though WhatsApp Is Still Clocking Many More Downloads
3 years, 11 months ago

Millions Are Downloading Signal And Telegram, Though WhatsApp Is Still Clocking Many More Downloads

News 18  

Purely in terms of numbers and not simply social media noise, Signal and Telegram are picking up more downloads than ever before. According to the numbers by analytics firm Sensor Tower, Signal gained more than 1.2 million downloads and Telegram clocked 1.7 million downloads in the days after WhatsApp’s new Privacy Policy and Terms of Use rolled out for users. …

WhatsApp may soon touch 500 million users in India despite new privacy policy, claims report
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp may soon touch 500 million users in India despite new privacy policy, claims report

India Today  

WhatsApp was launched in India in mid-2010 and soon became the most popular messaging app in the country, reaching 400 million users by mid-2019. The app may soon reach 500 million users in India and is still being used by people in the country, despite the new privacy policies in place. According to the report, Google and Chrome apps have …

If not WhatsApp, then what? Consider these alternatives
3 years, 11 months ago

If not WhatsApp, then what? Consider these alternatives

The Hindu  

It has been a confusing January for WhatsApp. Many of these apps feature AES methods which, according to a National Institute of Standards and Technology report, is the use of “cryptographic keys of 128, 192, and 256 bits to encrypt and decrypt data in blocks of 128 bits.” Here are some alternatives, if you’re keen: Telegram Fast approaching 500 million …

After Musk and Snowden, Paytm CEO urges people to move on to Signal. Says Facebook abusing monopoly
3 years, 11 months ago

After Musk and Snowden, Paytm CEO urges people to move on to Signal. Says Facebook abusing monopoly

India Today  

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has urged users to move to Signal and not fall victim to WhatsApp’s new policy. Here in India, WhatsApp / Facebook are abusing their monopoly & taking away millions of users' privacy for granted. Here in India WhatsApp / Facebook are abusing their monopoly & taking away millions of users' privacy for granted. https://t.co/iCmKoyLc5x — …

WhatsApp unable to compete with Telegram, says app creator Pavel Durov
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp unable to compete with Telegram, says app creator Pavel Durov

India Today  

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has hit out at Facebook saying that the company should respect its users. Durov said that WhatsApp is “unable to compete with Telegram in quality and privacy” and that the Facebook-owned messaging app has switched to covert marketing citing articles which state WhatsApp used multiple paid bots. Durov also noted that WhatsApp’s new policies ask users …

WhatsApp vs Signal vs Telegram amidst concerns of privacy
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp vs Signal vs Telegram amidst concerns of privacy

Op India  

Earlier this week, Whatsapp forced its users to agree to the new privacy rules or else lose access to the app. Messaging apps Signal and Telegram are the two frontrunners that have caught the fancy of these set of disenchanted Whatsapp users who are looking to migrate to other platforms amidst the growing privacy concerns. Let’s take a look at …

Signal, Telegram see demand spike as new WhatsApp terms stir debate
3 years, 11 months ago

Signal, Telegram see demand spike as new WhatsApp terms stir debate

The Hindu  

Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp's updated terms of service raised eyebrows on social media. WhatsApp, which uses Signal's encryption technology, laid out fresh terms on Wednesday, asking users to agree to let owner Facebook Inc and its subsidiaries collect user data, including their phone number and location. More than …

As WhatsApp Users Migrate to Signal and Telegram, Desi Twitter Has Memes to Ease the Transition
3 years, 11 months ago

As WhatsApp Users Migrate to Signal and Telegram, Desi Twitter Has Memes to Ease the Transition

News 18  

You may finally be free of your WhatsApp family group forwards – by completely quitting WhatsApp. Encrypted instant messaging app Signal is reporting a surge in new signups and new users, as WhatsApp users are migrating bases. pic.twitter.com/S4ZhV99kBN— Srinivas Kodali January 10, 2021 The shift in the nation’s messaging app preferences came after the new WhatsApp Privacy Policy and Terms …

Signal beats WhatsApp to become top free app on App Store in India: Here's the proof
3 years, 11 months ago

Signal beats WhatsApp to become top free app on App Store in India: Here's the proof

India Today  

Bought by Facebook in 2014, WhatsApp is currently the most popular messaging app with over two billion active monthly users globally. Signal says it’s seeing a swell of new users signing up for the platform, so much so that the company is seeing delays in phone number verifications of new accounts across multiple cell providers. As for what or who …

WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger Take A Lot More Data Than Other Similar Apps, Apple's Privacy Labels Show
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger Take A Lot More Data Than Other Similar Apps, Apple's Privacy Labels Show

News 18  

Cupertino-based giant Apple recently rolled out its data and privacy information labels that show users the data certain apps take from users. Now, those very App Store privacy labels show that WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger collect a huge amount of user information and data as compared to similar messaging apps like Signal and Telegram. Both the apps collect a user?s …

WhatsApp privacy policy update: Concerned about privacy, users look at alternative like Signal, Telegram
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp privacy policy update: Concerned about privacy, users look at alternative like Signal, Telegram

Firstpost  

Tesla, SpaceX and Boring Company CEO Elon Musk has also been urging people into “Use Signal”. Use Signal — Elon Musk January 7, 2021 After new update of whatsapp privacy policies. #Telegram pic.twitter.com/70i7DDCzzR — Afzal Ahmed January 7, 2021 New WhatsApp privacy policy: all data will be shared with FB. This is a reminder that @signalapp is free and they …

Signal sees onslaught of users as WhatsApp introduces new privacy policies
3 years, 11 months ago

Signal sees onslaught of users as WhatsApp introduces new privacy policies

India Today  

Messaging app Signal has witnessed a sudden burst of new users days after WhatsApp announced its new privacy policy. Signal, the encrypted messaging app, struggled to generate verification codes due to the onslaught of new users. WhatsApp collects a lot of information about its users, the Signal Messaging app does not collect any such sensitive information about its users. The …

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