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   Signal (signalapp@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 02:33:18 JST Signal

   Signal is a nonprofit. But what does this mean in practice? Today we do something most tech co’s avoid: talk money. What does it cost for Signal to play in a lane dominated by billion $ corporations, while rejecting the surveillance business model?

   https://signal.org/blog/signal-is-expensive/

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 08:18:06 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     @signalapp I've read the post and it was interesting but I'm still having trouble trusting a privacy oriented application that mandates a phone number to function.
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     Signal (signalapp@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 08:18:08 JST Signal

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     We also believe it is imperative to build alternatives to the current tech ecosystem & its reliance on surveillance. And building these alternatives requires understanding the political economy of the industry, so we don’t mistake an elegant idea for a realistic possibility.

     If you rely on Signal, if you believe in what we’re doing, or if you want to support tech done differently, please donate to support our work.

     https://signal.org/donate/

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     Signal (signalapp@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 08:18:09 JST Signal

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     By being transparent about Signal, we also hope to shed light on the industry. We show how expensive the development of high- availability consumer tech is & by implication the massive profitability of the surveillance business model underwriting most tech.

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     Signal (signalapp@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 08:18:10 JST Signal

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     We’re doing this to provide transparency into Signal, and to make clear why our choice of nonprofit status isn’t just nice to have, but a fundamental safeguard against the pressures of a profitable business model that fundamentally contradicts our stance on privacy.

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     Piggo :verified_horse: (piggo@piggo.space)'s status on Friday, 17-Nov-2023 14:51:56 JST Piggo :verified_horse:

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     @signalapp Do you have a public list of bigger/corporate sponsors? I like the idea of Signal funded by users, but it's just hard to believe with numbers like these mentioned in the article
     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: likes this.