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What’s the difference between Whatsapp and Signal? Here’s what to know – Business Insider – Business Insider
While Signal offers users more privacy, WhatsApp has customizable features that allow for easier use.
Signal, the privacy-first messaging app, is gaining a reputation as WhatsApp’s main competitor.
The app saw a 4200% increase in user downloads this week after WhatsApp announced users would have to begin giving some data to its parent company, Facebook.
The two messaging apps have some things in common. Unlike normal SMS messages and others sent over a cellular network, Signal and WhatsApp use end-to-end encryption, which hides messages in case someone intercepted the chat or found them on a server….
