The Jamaica Observer published an article titled Time to switch from WhatsApp to Signal Messenger on January 20, 2021.
WhatsApp users vigorously switched to Signal Messenger and Telegram after given an ultimatum to agree to share information with Facebook or lose access to the app by February 8th.
Below are some key points:
- To appease the mass Facebook, the owners of WhatsApp moved the deadline to mid-February but millions had already switched to another app. According to data analytics firm Sensor Tower, reports Reuters in just two days more than 100,000 users installed Signal across Apple and Google’s app stores while Telegram picked up nearly 2.2 million downloads.
- Signal Messenger is now considered to be the most secure app and the best alternative to WhatsApp as it offers encrypted text, video, audio and picture messages and make one-to-one voice calls or conference a group. Signal also does not store your data and gives extended, on-screen privacy options, including app-specific locks, blank notification pop-ups, face-blurring anti-surveillance tools, and disappearing messages.
Reference: jamaicaobserver.com
Contributed by Sassania Hibbert from Jamaica. Sassania is a member of our Women in InfoSec Caribbean (WISC) initiative on Discord. WISC is a non-profit initiative supporting Caribbean women and girls to develop a career in Information Security.
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