Encrypted messaging app Signal’s ambition to become as famous as WhatsApp

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 world’s most secure messaging apps for Android and iOS. Now, it’s aiming for its audience to change - it is trying to reach the masses.

Cryptographer Moxie Marlinspike, Signal’s creator, is working with WhatsApp cofounder, Brian Acton, who left WhatsApp soon after ...