The encrypted messaging company Signal has long been popular with activists, investigative journalists, politicians and assorted law enforcement officials because of its emphasis on privacy and security. Consequently, he said he wasn’t entirely surprised by the rapid spike in new Signal users. Marlinspike started Signal in 2014 as an app for encrypted calls and texts over Apple Inc. and Google’s mobile operating system. When Marlinspike launched Signal in 2014, Snowden endorsed it and still appears on the webpage, where he is quoted saying, “I use Signal every day." Some Signal employees at the time said they were shocked by the firing.

Source: Mint May 29, 2021 03:00 UTC