'Clearly this idea that we can outsmart our enemies is no longer true. It's a fallacy and we have to really recalibrate and focus on defense. Otherwise we're just so screwed,' author and New York Times cybsecurity reporter Nicole Perlroth says.
Signal s Twitter strikes a chord with Gen Z and Millennials
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Messaging app s following doubles on website.
Twitter followers of instant messaging app Signal have nearly doubled in the past two weeks amid a growing public backlash against rival WhatsApp.
Signal’s following on the microblogging platform has surged to over 465,000 as of January 24 from over 240,000 on January 10, according to estimates shared by influencer data analytics firm Qoruz, as it has made privacy the core of its communication strategy.
In an email response, Signal s head of growth & communications, Jun Harada, attributed the increase to greater advocacy for privacy online and a collective realisation around the world that Facebook really is an app for your data.
After big tech companies kicked Trump off Twitter and shut down right-wing social network Parler, extremist groups are moving to encrypted chat apps like Telegram. It's making it tougher for police to look for future attacks.