The secure messaging service Signal resumed operations after suffering a disruption caused by an increase in demand.
Signal, like another secure messaging app, Telegram, has seen its popularity soar recently amid the aftermath of the Capitol turmoil.
A recent privacy update from WhatsApp, which belongs to Facebook, helped boost demand for Signal and Telegram, according to the Associated Press.
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On Saturday night, Signal explained that its service was restored after a demand-related outage.
Signal application displayed on the iPhone (Credit: Signal.org blog)
“The signal is back!” he tweeted. “Like an underdog going through a training set, we learned a lot since yesterday – and we did it together. Thanks to the millions of new Signal users around the world for their patience. Their understanding has inspired us as we expand capacity.”
However, in a subsequent tweet, Signal noted that some users may see errors, but added that this will not affect the security of their messages.
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“As an unfortunate side effect of this interruption, users may see errors in some of their chats,” wrote Signal. “It * does * not affect the security of your chat, but you may have missed a message from that contact. The next updates to the Signal app will fix this automatically.”
On its website, Signal touts users’ ability to “share without insecurity”, noting that it uses end-to-end encryption to keep messages secure. “We cannot read your messages or listen to your calls, and no one else can,” he says.
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According to data from the app analytics specialist Apptopia, Signal was ranked 10th on its list of most popular free apps on the iOS App Store on January 16, 2021, and Telegram was ranked 4th. Signal was ranked 1st in the Apptopia list of free apps on the Google Play Store with Telegram in second place.
Chris Ciaccia of Fox News contributed to this article.
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