On its 10th anniversary, Signal’s president wants to remind you that the world’s most secure communications platform is a nonprofit. It’s free. It doesn’t track you or serve you ads. It pays its engineers very well. And it’s a go-to app for hundreds of millions of people.
They have your phone number and time stamps. Nothing more nothing less. Also chances are that isn’t being used to create a massive social graph or whatever the Lemmy.ml users are going on about.
For most people it doesn’t matter. Signal has the benefit of being widely adopted and being easy to use. Simplex Chat is another alternative although it isn’t as well funded or as well known.
They have your phone number and time stamps. Nothing more nothing less. Also chances are that isn’t being used to create a massive social graph or whatever the Lemmy.ml users are going on about.
For most people it doesn’t matter. Signal has the benefit of being widely adopted and being easy to use. Simplex Chat is another alternative although it isn’t as well funded or as well known.