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Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard's podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet.
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Signal first launched in November 2015, and was a combination of two previous apps, called TextSecure and RedPhone. Since then, Signal has become a de facto secure messenger of choice for journalists, technologists, lawyers, activists, and the privacy conscious.In February 2018, Marlinspike announced the Signal Foundation, a nonprofit initially funded by a $50 million loan from Acton.In his new blog post, Marlinspike said he would remain on the Signal board.Signal’s new cryptocurrency feature may attract more attention from government organizations and lawmakers than a simple messaging app might do. Current and former Signal employees previously told The Verge they worried that adding privacy-focused money transfers to the app may draw more regulatory scrutiny.Subscribe to our cybersecurity podcast, CYBER. Subscribe to our new Twitch channel.Do you work at Signal? We'd love to hear from you. Using a non-work phone or computer, you can contact Joseph Cox securely on Signal on +44 20 8133 5190, Wickr on josephcox, or email joseph.cox@vice.com.