8 January 2021, 6:54 pm EST By
Elon Musk s intention was true and straight: to use another encrypted messaging application for people s safety and privacy against WhatsApp s updated terms, but recent events reveal that people got the wrong company. Instead of the Signal app for encrypted messaging, a similar company, Signal Advance, received fame and a rise in stocks to a massive 1,100 percent.
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In millennial terms, the public was bamboozled which involves eating a plainly looking jelly bean but getting a disgusting flavor instead, in the recent dispute over the updated terms of WhatsApp that asks for deeper access. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk s, the intention was plain and clear, to protect the people from unnecessary data access from the messaging company.
Read more about Messaging app Signal sees surge in new users after Elon Musk vouches for it on Business Standard. Encrypted messaging app Signal saw a significant surge in new users signing up for its platform after Elon Musk tweeted to his 41.5 million followers to use the app
Elon Musk tweet impact: Signal app registration system crashes as users look for WhatsApp alternative
Signal saw a spike in registration after Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is also the world’s richest man, asked his followers to join the messaging service.
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The new WhatsApp privacy policy has led to users search for alternatives that do not share their confidential details with other apps and services. One such private encrypted messaging app is Signal, which saw a massive spike in registration after the world’s richest man Elon Musk recommended it to users.
Signal informed about the surge in user registration on Twitter. “Verification codes are currently delayed across several providers because so many new people are trying to join Signal right now (we can barely register our excitement). We are working with carriers to resolve this as quickly as possible,” the app’s official Twitter account tweeted.
Signal sees onslaught of users as WhatsApp introduces new privacy policies
Signal sees onslaught of users as WhatsApp introduces new privacy policies Messaging app Signal has witnessed a sudden burst of new users days after WhatsApp announced its new privacy policy.
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Signal has witnessed a sudden burst of new users days after WhatsApp announced its new privacy policy.
WhatsApp changed its terms of service and introduced new policies.
Signal, the encrypted messaging app, struggled to generate verification codes due to the onslaught of new users.
Messaging app Signal has witnessed a sudden burst of new users days after WhatsApp announced its new privacy policy. Scores of users thronged to Signal after WhatsApp changed its terms of service and introduced new policies. Signal, the encrypted messaging app, struggled to generate verification codes due to the onslaught of new users.