Signal Secure Backups(signal.org)
928 points by keyboardJones | 411 comments
Signal blog post announcing Secure Backups, an end-to-end encrypted backup feature with a free text tier and a paid plan for media.
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Privacy is priceless, but Signal is expensive(signal.org)
988 points by mikece | 757 comments
Signal blog post by Meredith Whittaker and Joshua Lund explaining the costs of running Signal as a nonprofit messaging service.
By default, Signal doesn't recall(signal.org)
432 points by feross | 327 comments
Signal blog post from May 2025 explaining that Signal Desktop on Windows now blocks screenshots by default to keep chats out of Microsoft Recall.
Quantum Resistance and the Signal Protocol(signal.org)
247 points by dm | 104 comments
Signal Protocol and Post-Quantum Ratchets(signal.org)
621 points by pluto_modadic | 267 comments
Signal blog post by Graeme Connell and Rolfe Schmidt describing the addition of post-quantum ratchets (SPQR) to the Signal Protocol.
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Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs(community.signalusers.org)
343 points by Cider9986 | 174 comments
Signal community forum thread in Feature Requests discussing registration without a phone number, with a reply explaining Signal's use of zero-knowledge proofs.
Signal Secure Backups(signal.org)
928 points by keyboardJones | 411 comments
Signal blog post announcing Secure Backups, an end-to-end encrypted backup feature with a free text tier and a paid plan for media.
Google is silently linking your phone number across all signed-in accounts(androidauthority.com)
421 points by Brajeshwar | 108 comments
Android Authority article reporting that Android's opt-out phone number verification setting links your phone number across every Google account signed in on the device.
Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and sending a text message(discuss.privacyguides.net)
575 points by negura | 427 comments
Privacy Guides forum thread discussing Google account registration now requiring users to send an SMS from their phone (via QR code) rather than receive one.
Gmail, Yahoo announce new 2024 authentication requirements for bulk senders(blog.google)
538 points by ilamont | 381 comments
Google Keyword blog post announcing that starting in 2024 Gmail will require bulk senders to authenticate email, support easy unsubscribe, and stay under a spam threshold.
Signal: Will leave the EU market rather than undermine our privacy guarantees(twitter.com)
409 points by doener | 351 comments
A post on X by Signal president Meredith Whittaker saying Signal would leave the EU market rather than comply with a proposal undermining its privacy guarantees.