Why Signal ‘turned our architecture inside out’ for its latest privacy feature

Why Signal ‘turned our architecture inside out’ for its latest privacy feature

Adding usernames to a messaging app may seem like a standard feature, but for Signal, such identifiers were anathema to its mission of total privacy and security — until now. The upcoming 7.0 version adds usernames, but the company’s president, Meredith Whittaker, explained that this was nowhere near as simple a decision as it may […]

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Why Signal ‘turned our architecture inside out’ for its latest privacy feature

2024-03-05 06:03

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