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VOICE ARCHIVE

@signalapp

@signalapp
43 posts
2025-10-08
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU's Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. https://signal.org/...
2025-10-08 View on X
Politico

A website set up by a Danish software developer floods EU lawmakers with emails opposing planned EU “Chat Control” laws to fight CSAM by scanning encrypted apps

A software developer from Denmark is having an outsized influence on a hotly debated law to break open encrypted apps.

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2025-05-22
We're ready for Microsoft Recall and the automatic screenshots it takes of everything on your desktop. Signal Desktop on Windows now includes support for a new “Screen security” feature designed to block screenshots of your Signal chats. https://signal.org/...
2025-05-22 View on X
Ars Technica

Signal says its desktop app will block Windows from taking screenshots of it by default due to Recall's privacy risks; users can enable screenshots in settings

Signal Messenger is warning the users of its Windows Desktop version that the privacy of their messages is under threat by Recall …

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2024-08-10
In the meantime, our team will continue to do everything we can to maintain and restore access to Signal. We appreciate your patience and support.
2024-08-10 View on X
The Verge

Interfax: Roskomnadzor blocked Signal in Russia for allegedly violating laws linked to anti-terrorist operations; Venezuela reportedly blocked Signal too

Signal is being blocked in Venezuela and Russia.  The app is a popular choice for encrypted messaging and people trying …

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We have already started working on more advanced censorship circumvention techniques, but in order for these efforts to be most effective we need the big companies who are dragging their feet on moving away from plaintext SNI headers to start taking this problem more seriously.
2024-08-10 View on X
The Verge

Interfax: Roskomnadzor blocked Signal in Russia for allegedly violating laws linked to anti-terrorist operations; Venezuela reportedly blocked Signal too

Signal is being blocked in Venezuela and Russia.  The app is a popular choice for encrypted messaging and people trying …

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Solutions like Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) remove the plaintext server name from the TLS handshake, which makes it far more difficult for hostile ISPs to block access to the sites and services you care about — but this isn't widely supported yet. We hope that starts to change.
2024-08-10 View on X
The Verge

Interfax: Roskomnadzor blocked Signal in Russia for allegedly violating laws linked to anti-terrorist operations; Venezuela reportedly blocked Signal too

Signal is being blocked in Venezuela and Russia.  The app is a popular choice for encrypted messaging and people trying …

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2024-02-21
1. New default: Your phone number will no longer be visible in Signal 2. You can create an optional username to connect without sharing your phone number 3. You can enable a new, optional privacy setting to require people to connect with you via username instead of phone number
2024-02-21 View on X
Wired

Messaging app Signal finally rolls out usernames in beta, letting users conceal their phone numbers; Signal still requires inputting a phone number to register

We tested the end-to-end encrypted messenger's new feature aimed at addressing critics' most persistent complaint.  Here's how it works.

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A Signal username isn't the profile name that's displayed in chats, and isn't visible to the people you chat with on Signal. A username is simply a way to initiate contact on Signal without having to share your phone number. (You still need a phone number to sign up for Signal.)
2024-02-21 View on X
Wired

Messaging app Signal finally rolls out usernames in beta, letting users conceal their phone numbers; Signal still requires inputting a phone number to register

We tested the end-to-end encrypted messenger's new feature aimed at addressing critics' most persistent complaint.  Here's how it works.

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Introducing usernames and phone number privacy on Signal! We're making it possible for people to connect with each other without having to share phone numbers. Now launching to beta users, available for everyone soon. https://signal.org/...
2024-02-21 View on X
Wired

Messaging app Signal finally rolls out usernames in beta, letting users conceal their phone numbers; Signal still requires inputting a phone number to register

We tested the end-to-end encrypted messenger's new feature aimed at addressing critics' most persistent complaint.  Here's how it works.

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You can sign up for beta to test these features. Note that Apple caps the number of iOS beta testers, and we have reached that limit. If you use Signal on iOS, you can get around this by signing up for Desktop beta, linked to your iOS account. See more: https://support.signal.org/...
2024-02-21 View on X
Wired

Messaging app Signal finally rolls out usernames in beta, letting users conceal their phone numbers; Signal still requires inputting a phone number to register

We tested the end-to-end encrypted messenger's new feature aimed at addressing critics' most persistent complaint.  Here's how it works.

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2023-11-17
We're doing this to provide transparency into Signal, and to make clear why our choice of nonprofit status isn't just nice to have, but a fundamental safeguard against the pressures of a profitable business model that fundamentally contradicts our stance on privacy. 2/
2023-11-17 View on X
Wired

In a first, the Signal Foundation publishes Signal's operating costs: ~$40M in 2023, projected to hit $50M by 2025, with $14M for infrastructure costs in 2023

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Signal is a nonprofit. But what does this mean in practice? Today we do something most tech co's avoid: talk money. What does it cost for Signal to play in a lane dominated by billion $ corporations, while rejecting the surveillance business model? 1/ https://signal.org/... [image]
2023-11-17 View on X
Wired

In a first, the Signal Foundation publishes Signal's operating costs: ~$40M in 2023, projected to hit $50M by 2025, with $14M for infrastructure costs in 2023

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2023-11-09
Check out some recent improvements in our New Features Roll Call: Contact list too big? Remove a contact. Embarrassing typo? Edit message. Need to add some extra emphasis? Text formatting. https://signal.org/...
2023-11-09 View on X
PCMag

Signal begins testing usernames, letting users set the phone number linked to their account as private and not share the number on their profile

Offering usernames will allow people to stop giving out their phone number —a sensitive piece of information— in order to connect with others on the messaging app.

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2023-09-20
Announcing PQXDH! The first step in post-quantum resistance for the Signal Protocol, PQXDH protects your Signal calls & chats from potential future threats of breakthroughs in quantum computing. And it's already rolling out to Signal clients everywhere. https://signal.org/... [image]
2023-09-20 View on X
Signal

Signal announces PQXDH, an upgrade to the X3DH cryptographic specification meant as a first step to advancing quantum resistance for the Signal Protocol

1. Introduction This document describes the “PQXDH” (or … Damien Black / Cybernews.com : Signal upgrades encryption to ward off quantum attacks The Hacker News : Signal Messenger I...

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2023-04-18
Our position remains clear. We will not back down on providing private, safe communications. Today, we join with other encrypted messengers pushing back on the UK's flawed Online Safety Bill. https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-18 View on X
BBC

WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging apps sign a letter urging the UK government to rethink the Online Safety Bill, which would weaken privacy on the internet

Encrypted messaging services have jointly called for changes to parts of the UK Online Safety Bill (OSB).

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2023-03-10
The UK's Online Safety Bill is poised to undermine encryption and create a regime of mass surveillance. Our president @mer__edith calls on the UK to reconsider this misguided Bill, and affirms that Signal will *never* undermine our privacy commitments: https://signal.org/...
2023-03-10 View on X
The Guardian

Meta's Head of WhatsApp, Will Cathcart, says the service would refuse to comply with the UK's Online Safety Bill requirements to remove end-to-end encryption

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2022-12-08
When we made Instagram ads to show you just how you got targeted, we got our ad account disabled. But now Facebook is putting it right out there. https://signal.org/... https://twitter.com/...
2022-12-08 View on X
TechCrunch

Instagram expands its Account Status hub with transparency tools that help users with professional accounts learn if their content is eligible to be recommended

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch :

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2022-11-08
Don't want stories? That's fine. You can turn off stories entirely by going to Settings → Stories. https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-08 View on X
TechCrunch

Signal launches its Stories feature out of beta on Android and iOS, letting users share Stories that expire after 24 hours

If your favorite way to update your friends about life disappears in 24 hours, we've got some happy news for you. Livemint : WhatsApp rolls out rich text preview on iOS: All you ne...

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Give your friends a peek into your life — privately and securely — with Signal's new stories feature. Share disappearing text, images, and video updates with select contacts or groups. More here: https://signal.org/...
2022-11-08 View on X
TechCrunch

Signal launches its Stories feature out of beta on Android and iOS, letting users share Stories that expire after 24 hours

If your favorite way to update your friends about life disappears in 24 hours, we've got some happy news for you. Livemint : WhatsApp rolls out rich text preview on iOS: All you ne...

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2022-10-13
In the interest of privacy, security, and clarity we're beginning to phase out SMS support from the Android app. You'll have several months to export your messages and either find a new app for SMS or tell your friends to download Signal. https://signal.org/...
2022-10-13 View on X
BleepingComputer

Signal plans to phase out SMS and MMS support from its Android app; users have “several months to transition away from SMS” and export messages to another app

Signal says it will start to phase out SMS and MMS message support from its Android app to streamline the user experience and prioritize security and privacy.

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2022-09-06
We are very happy to announce that board member, longtime friend of Signal, and advocate for digital privacy @mer__edith will be joining as Signal's President beginning September 12. Read the full announcement: https://signal.org/...
2022-09-06 View on X
Washington Post

Signal appoints former Google manager Meredith Whittaker as its first president, helping shape strategy, comms, and policy

Meredith Whittaker, the former Google manager, is Signal's first president.  She is out to convince users to pay for the free app.

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