The communication software Signal has been popular with privacy-conscious Hong Kong people since last year because of its high level of privacy. Signal CEO and founder Moxie Marlinspike has stepped down, and Signal’s executive chairman and former WhatsApp co-founder Brian Ancton has become interim CEO.
Moxie said that he has been talking to job seekers over the past few months, and will focus on the next month to find a candidate to take over as CEO, hoping that the successor will bring new vitality to the company and properly utilize Signal’s unlimited potential. He said he will remain on Signal’s board of directors and is committed to helping the company achieve its mission.
Since its inception in 2014, Signal has been popular with people who don’t want to be tracked and whose communications need to be kept private. Signal only collects the user’s phone number for contact information, and does not link with personal identity, nor does it collect information such as personal positioning, and it stands out in the communication software such as WhatsApp with the characteristics of no .
Brian Ancton, who is now Signal’s interim CEO, said in an interview with Forbes in 2018 that because Facebook wanted to start to users and sell business analysis tools, he decided to leave the company, and after leaving, he posted a message asking Facebook users to delete their profiles. application.
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