Signal has better privacy policies than WhatsApp or Telegram — here’s why Telegram Telegram has been one of the biggest WhatsApp rivals — even before the latter’s privacy policy change. The platform — approaching 500 million users — has a lot of unique features that make it a popular choice for a WhatsApp alternative. One of the most celebrated features of Telegram is that you can avoid giving your phone number and use your username to add people....

Moxie Marlinspike, Signal’s founder, hasannouncedhe’s stepping down as the CEO of the company. In a blog post, he said that he’s now “very comfortable replacing myself as CEO based on the team we have”. While the company hunts for the new CEO, WhatsApp co-founder, and Signal Foundation board member, Brian Acton will take an interim role. In this story, we’ll trace Signal’s journey to the present day, and the road ahead as it looks to sustain itself....

Facebook is notorious for generating creepily personal ads from reams of user data, but most people don’t understand how the system works. Now, an attack ad campaign by Signal has shone some light on the opaque surveillance dragnet. The privacy-focused messaging apptried to buy“multi-variant targeted” ads on Instagram to show what parent company Facebook knows about its users. The campaign aimed to expose how Facebook’s array of services harvest user information to personalize ads....

Signpostisn’t just another daily deals site (thank god.) TheGoogle VenturesandSpark Capitalbacked startup acts like a social network for bargain hunters by combining exclusive deals created by local merchants with user generated content from local citizens. Personally, I’ve never visited a daily deals site and purchased a deal so quickly. The first time I visited Signpost, I was cashing in on a $25 acupuncture session that night. (It went well.) Deals are displayed in easy-to-navigate categories such as shopping, food, spa, etc....

In the ping-happy world in which we live, faster and better communication apps are always gaining popularity. One such title,WhatsApp, has found itself in the spotlight for bringingBBM-like messaging to any phone, all that you need to do is give it your phone number. However, according to a number of reports from Spanish and Dutch-language websites, there is a security hole in the WhatsApp authentication process that allows your messages to be read by anyone with a prepaid phone and a WiFi connection....