The day after the Elon tweet, Signal hit a record number of downloads: about 90,000.
What is Signal? The App Hits No. 1 in Apple's App Store after Elon Musk Boost
Musk's endorsement on Twitter doesn't come out of nowhere. It follows on the news that WhatsApp — a Facebook-owned messaging app — is updating its privacy policy on February 8. That new policy will force new users to share their data with Facebook. As Apple App Store and Google Play rankings show, people followed Musk's advice. OK, so what is Signal?
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The end-to-end encrypted messaging app is having a moment.
Who needs advertising when you you have Elon Musk?
So many people are joining Signal that there's now a wait.
What is Signal?
If you love privacy, there's a lot to love about Signal.
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