Meredith Whittaker

these ideas, right? I remember a project where we wanted to use them as a key store for other services and sort of, you know, you'd always have these really exciting conversations with the security guys and then it wouldn't go anywhere because then, you know, the other guys would get involved.

these ideas, right? I remember a project where we wanted to use them as a key store for other services and sort of, you know, you'd always have these really exciting conversations with the security guys and then it wouldn't go anywhere because then, you know, the other guys would get involved.

these ideas, right? I remember a project where we wanted to use them as a key store for other services and sort of, you know, you'd always have these really exciting conversations with the security guys and then it wouldn't go anywhere because then, you know, the other guys would get involved.

So Signal existed before the WhatsApp integration.

So Signal existed before the WhatsApp integration.

So Signal existed before the WhatsApp integration.

And the WhatsApp integration was driven by Brian and Jan, who are the co-founders. And my understanding there is that they were rushing to get that done before the Facebook integration to make sure that they weren't selling something that would violate their principles. Um, and I know Moxie was working on that. I remember that, that period of time.

And the WhatsApp integration was driven by Brian and Jan, who are the co-founders. And my understanding there is that they were rushing to get that done before the Facebook integration to make sure that they weren't selling something that would violate their principles. Um, and I know Moxie was working on that. I remember that, that period of time.

And the WhatsApp integration was driven by Brian and Jan, who are the co-founders. And my understanding there is that they were rushing to get that done before the Facebook integration to make sure that they weren't selling something that would violate their principles. Um, and I know Moxie was working on that. I remember that, that period of time.

Um, and that, you know, Facebook or, you know, then Facebook bought it and I don't know the term, you know, the deals there exactly, but, um, it, you know, remains using signals protocol there, you know, and, uh, and, but that, that it, you know, it certainly was a post Snowden moment, right? You saw Android, uh,

Um, and that, you know, Facebook or, you know, then Facebook bought it and I don't know the term, you know, the deals there exactly, but, um, it, you know, remains using signals protocol there, you know, and, uh, and, but that, that it, you know, it certainly was a post Snowden moment, right? You saw Android, uh,

Um, and that, you know, Facebook or, you know, then Facebook bought it and I don't know the term, you know, the deals there exactly, but, um, it, you know, remains using signals protocol there, you know, and, uh, and, but that, that it, you know, it certainly was a post Snowden moment, right? You saw Android, uh,

And iOS implementing full disk encryption, you saw Google encrypting, adding HTTPS for its networks. And I think a lot of this was just like, we need to distance ourselves from bad government spying by adding encryption that proves that we're not actually sort of part of the problem, that they have just sort of...

And iOS implementing full disk encryption, you saw Google encrypting, adding HTTPS for its networks. And I think a lot of this was just like, we need to distance ourselves from bad government spying by adding encryption that proves that we're not actually sort of part of the problem, that they have just sort of...

And iOS implementing full disk encryption, you saw Google encrypting, adding HTTPS for its networks. And I think a lot of this was just like, we need to distance ourselves from bad government spying by adding encryption that proves that we're not actually sort of part of the problem, that they have just sort of...

The bad government has attacked us as taxpaying corporations, taken this data that we really want to protect, but God, how could we have known? And so now we're encrypting things and that's ultimately good, right? But it's... It was a way of not looking at the full story of like, why is that there to begin with? And, you know, what else is not being encrypted? What other data is being given over?

The bad government has attacked us as taxpaying corporations, taken this data that we really want to protect, but God, how could we have known? And so now we're encrypting things and that's ultimately good, right? But it's... It was a way of not looking at the full story of like, why is that there to begin with? And, you know, what else is not being encrypted? What other data is being given over?

The bad government has attacked us as taxpaying corporations, taken this data that we really want to protect, but God, how could we have known? And so now we're encrypting things and that's ultimately good, right? But it's... It was a way of not looking at the full story of like, why is that there to begin with? And, you know, what else is not being encrypted? What other data is being given over?

And why do you have the choice to do that to begin with instead of a more socially beneficial democratic process of determining how we're comfortable with technology entering our lives?

And why do you have the choice to do that to begin with instead of a more socially beneficial democratic process of determining how we're comfortable with technology entering our lives?