Signal and WhatsApp may look similar on the surface, but their philosophies couldn’t be more different. One is backed by a data-collecting corporation; the other is run by a nonprofit that ...

When WhatsApp changed its terms in 2021, I was one of the many users who looked for alternative messaging apps for Android. While I had heard about Signal before, the controversial move by ...

This is your signal to invest in secure messaging. After The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat involving top White House officials, it ...

WhatsApp has around 3 billion active users and Signal has more than 70 million, according to the nonprofit multimedia publication Lawfare. Ana Lamb is a local activist and founder of Support for ...

Signal is just one option among several popular E2EE apps, and of the lot, it actually has the fewest privacy concerns. WhatsApp and Messenger are owned by Meta, while Telegram has been the target ...

How to make WhatsApp the default app for calls and messages. First, let's talk about how to make this happen. On your iPhone running the latest iOS 18 build, go to Settings > Apps > Default Apps.

What is Signal, the chat app used by ... The foundation's board has five members, including Brian Acton, who cofounded WhatsApp and donated $50 million to set up the foundation.