Marlinspike will continue as a member on the Signal board and he will be transitioning out as CEO over the next month and continue lookig for a new chief
21 April 2021, 09:04 pm
Signal CEO Moxie Marlinspike has hacked a cybersecurity research firm known as Cellebrite, which was also known to be a partner of the police with regards to investigations and several online systems. Cellebrite was known to help police and other clients in breaking into phones by exploiting vulnerabilities, something used ironically against them.
The Signal CEO has been known for putting forward a foot against law enforcement agencies and the government regarding their stakes over the user and citizen data which was said to be a lot. Marlinspike has previously campaigned that the data should be private to users, and users alone, and this led to the establishment of Signal Messenger which featured encryption.
Signal a non-profit company unlike Facebook s WhatsApp; India prime focus: Brian Acton
Talking about WhatsApp s new privacy policy, Brian Acton remarked Signal being a non-profit company will never sell user data ever. Acton also assured that the company s commitment to privacy is never going to change
BusinessToday.In | January 19, 2021 | Updated 11:35 IST
California-based messaging app Signal s co-founder Brian Acton hailed India for being at the forefront in adopting new technology
California-based messaging app Signal s co-founder Brian Acton lauded Indian users strong stand in favour of data privacy saying that India has been a focus for the company for many years.
The app, backed by the non-profit Signal Foundation, is being pitched against WhatsApp as one of the top alternatives to the latter following uproar over its privacy policy update, which has sparked fears over user data and privacy.