Encrypted messaging app Signals ambition to become as famous as WhatsApp – PhoneArena

In this day and age, cybersecurity and privacy on the internet are becoming more and more prominent. A messaging app, called Signal, was only for the cybersecurity nerds and some activists once, as it offered end-to-end encryption and improved privacy protection with very limited number of features. It is considered one of the worlds most secure messaging apps for Android and iOS. Now, its aiming for its audience to change - it is trying to reach the masses.Cryptographer Moxie Marlinspike, Signals creator, is working with WhatsApp cofounder, Brian Acton, who left WhatsApp soon after the app was bought by Facebook. Acton has invested $50 million into Marlinspikes project in order to develop it more. Its important to note that WhatsApp used Signals open-source encryption protocol for the end-to-end encryption of its messages.

In the beginning, Signal was a simple messaging app that relied on its security reputation to attract users - it had only a couple of simple features, such as messages and calls, but nothing more interesting. However, Signal Foundations plans seem to change now as they are bringing more mainstream features such as group messaging, stickers, support for iPad, and working on an option for encrypted contacts to be stored in the cloud, inaccessible to Signals servers and thus only available to the user they belong to.

Brian Acton is actually the one responsible for Signals ambitious growth plan. He says that he has the confidence that the app can reach a bigger audience (it has now been downloaded 10 million times on Google Play and additionally, another 40% of the apps users are on iOS) in the next five years. "Id like for Signal to reach billions of users. I know what it takes to do that. I did that," says Acton to Wired magazine.

Overall, Signals owners expect the secure messaging app to reach more users and become more user-friendly, so its great security and privacy protecting features can be used by more people. After all, who wouldnt want to have whats private remain private while experiencing all the features modern technology has to offer?

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