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title: "Signal Is More Than Encrypted Messaging. Under Meredith Whittaker, It’s Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/signal-is-more-than-encrypted-messaging-under-meredith-whittaker-it-s-out-to-prove-surveillance-ca-cnupzaes1
source_url: https://www.wired.com/story/meredith-whittaker-signal/
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-08-28T17:55:22.472Z
updated: 2024-11-07T15:33:32.130Z
tags: ["ai", "privacy"]
reading_time: 33
upvotes: 10
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Signal Is More Than Encrypted Messaging. Under Meredith Whittaker, It’s Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 33 min read · 10 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

Signal has evolved from a small encryption app into a mainstream secure communication platform under the leadership of Meredith Whittaker, a prominent tech critic. Whittaker aims to keep Signal independent and sustainable without compromising privacy, emphasizing its role as a nonprofit alternative to the surveillance-driven business models of Big Tech. Her leadership reflects a different approach from the traditional Silicon Valley model, seeking support and growth while maintaining its core values of privacy and security.

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## Community discussion

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**@yurgengrimwood** · 0 upvotes

> Dropped it when they dropped SMS support. At least back then, you could convince people to simply replace their SMS app with Signal, and you could securely communicate with everyone you convinced.

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