Trouble for WhatsApp as rival app, Signal gets endorsed by world richest, Elon Musk
One of the leading messenger apps, WhatsApp, may be doing all it can to ensure that users remain loyal to it, as a rival app called Signal has been endorsed by the richest person in the world, Elon Musk.
According to Tech Cabal, not only was Signal messenger endorsed by Musk, it was also endorsed by Jack Dorsey of Twitter and many others.
A non-profit company, Signal Foundation, developed the app, whose features include sending messages, making audio and video calls, sharing media and links.
The messaging app, which is available on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux, was created by an American cryptographer identified as Moxie Marlinspike.
Unlike WhatsApp, Signal users are unable to add people directly to a group. The person you are inviting will have to accept the invitation before becoming a member of the group.
By virtue of being owned by a non-profit company, Signal is not influenced by the need to use its users data to garner revenue from advertisers.
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