Could this mean that Flock will be making a return? https://signal.org/blog/flock/
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Re: Signal Foundation
#12Since you are in the US how do you keep the US government from interfering with your mission because Signal uses strong encryption?
How do you address the EARs (Export Administration Regulations) and ITARs (International Traffic in Arms Regulations)?
These regulations look like a tar pit to me.
Re: Signal Foundation
#13When is the ICO? No, I'm not kidding. Look at Telegram. Who would've thought an open source project would ever get close to a billion dollars in funding ? I don't want Signal to wither away or forever remain a niche chat application because of lack of funding, especially if Moxie one day decides he wants to pursue some other dreams of his and doesn't have time to deal with Signal anymore.
This post explains why they've never taken investor money.
Re: Signal Foundation
#14This is freakin' awesome: A non-profit foundation with $50 million in the bank dedicated to providing usable encryption to the general public, with no other agenda other than the public good. Go read the blog post by Moxie and Brian Acton (who is joining Signal). Very exciting!
Not that it matters that much, but where did the 50 mil come from? I didn't see it in the post, but I may have missed it.
Re: Signal Foundation
#15This is freakin' awesome: A non-profit foundation with $50 million in the bank dedicated to providing usable encryption to the general public, with no other agenda other than the public good. Go read the blog post by Moxie and Brian Acton (who is joining Signal). Very exciting!
Not that it matters that much, but where did the 50 mil come from? I didn't see it in the post, but I may have missed it.
From Brian Acton, one of the cofounders of WhatsApp and now Executive Chairman of the Signal Foundation board.
Re: Signal Foundation
#16This is freakin' awesome: A non-profit foundation with $50 million in the bank dedicated to providing usable encryption to the general public, with no other agenda other than the public good. Go read the blog post by Moxie and Brian Acton (who is joining Signal). Very exciting!
Not that it matters that much, but where did the 50 mil come from? I didn't see it in the post, but I may have missed it.
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Re: Signal Foundation
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not that it matters that much, but where did the 50 mil come from? I didn't see it in the post, but I may have missed it.
From Brian Acton, one of the cofounders of WhatsApp and now Executive Chairman of the Signal Foundation board.
Gotcha, I wasn't too clear on that from the post. Quality philanthropy.
Re: Signal Foundation
#18When is the ICO? No, I'm not kidding. Look at Telegram. Who would've thought an open source project would ever get close to a billion dollars in funding ? I don't want Signal to wither away or forever remain a niche chat application because of lack of funding, especially if Moxie one day decides he wants to pursue some other dreams of his and doesn't have time to deal with Signal anymore.
I think the simple answer is that ICOs are too risky and involve too many unknowns.
By the way, were you actually associated with Mt. Gox or is that account name just for kicks?
Re: Signal Foundation
#19Congratulations to moxie and the Signal folks from the Matrix.org team :) The world wouldn't have the increasingly pervasive E2E encryption we enjoy today if not for the double ratchet algorithm, and it's fantastic that they can continue that work as a 501(c)(3)!
Re: Signal Foundation
#20Kudos to Signal for taking this approach and not jumping on the sketchy ICO bandwagon.