Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to

Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 10 months ago

Signal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why?

295

Signal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why?

Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to

Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 10 months ago

Signal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why? | TechCrunch

Privacy-focused messaging app Signal has been flying high in the Dutch app stores this past month, sitting in pole-position for much of it.

Chat

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
link
fedilink
arrow-up
1·
10 months ago
I think that’s unlikely, but even assuming it is, if spooks use a security/privacy tool, it’s probably pretty good.

Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Welcome! This is a community for all those who are interested in protecting their privacy.

Rules

PS: Don’t be a smartass and try to game the system, we’ll know if you’re breaking the rules when we see it!

Be civil and no prejudice
Don’t promote big-tech software
No apathy and defeatism for privacy (i.e. “They already have my data, why bother?”)
No reposting of news that was already posted
No crypto, blockchain, NFTs
No Xitter links (if absolutely necessary, use xcancel)

Related communities:

Some of these are only vaguely related, but great communities.

Visibility: Public

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

1 user / day
133 users / week
738 users / month
4.89K users / 6 months
1 local subscriber
4.43K subscribers
795 Posts
6.83K Comments
Modlog