Nostr notes by Meredith Whittaker

Why? See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANECpNdt-4

2026-01-12T18:50:58Z

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Why? See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANECpNdt-4

We love to see it--community-created harm reduction ...

2026-01-12T18:47:17Z

We love to see it--community-created harm reduction infrastructure in the face of the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) <3

https://github.com/zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI

I also find Barbara Ehrenreich's preface to the book ...

2026-01-11T13:17:44Z

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I also find Barbara Ehrenreich's preface to the book compelling, which you can read here: https://monoskop.org/images/5/54/Theweleit_Klaus_Male_Fantasies_Vol_1_Women_Floods_Bodies_History.pdf

Good material to put in conversation with discourses on the imperial boomerang, as we do the work of tending to our analyses in service of building grounded strategies ♥️

Interesting 1987 NYT book review of Klaus Theweleit's *Male ...

2026-01-11T13:17:17Z

Interesting 1987 NYT book review of Klaus Theweleit's *Male Fantasies* "a study of the imaginative world of the German Freikorps movement."

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/21/books/the-women-they-feared.html

I have, in fact, addressed it at length. ...

2026-01-11T12:20:12Z

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I have, in fact, addressed it at length. https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith/115445701583902092

quoting
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📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).

It’s also concerning. 1/

Sadly it's not that simple, as we review.

2026-01-07T16:05:21Z

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Sadly it's not that simple, as we review.

Because I thought we were out of time. I was mistaken. However we ...

2026-01-07T16:04:39Z

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Because I thought we were out of time. I was mistaken. However we stayed after for as long as we could and took questions near the stage.

thanks, edited

2026-01-07T14:20:11Z

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thanks, edited

📣 NEW w/@udbhav-tiwari.bsky.social Mapping the technical ...

2026-01-07T14:09:30Z

📣 NEW w/@udbhav-tiwari.bsky.social Mapping the technical reality & privacy/security perils of pushing AI agents into our infra

We offer palliatives, but the core issues are paradigmatic: 'agency' relies on pervasive data access + ability to act w/o explicit consent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANECpNdt-4

true, but at least some of their interlocutors almost certainly ...

2026-01-02T11:30:53Z

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true, but at least some of their interlocutors almost certainly 'rely on big tech' OS's, so they still need to care.

It's true, I did think we were over time, when in fact we ...

2025-12-31T16:35:15Z

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It's true, I did think we were over time, when in fact we were not over time. But we definitely didn't storm off! We stayed around by the stage for about 15 minutes talking to nice people and answering questions. Then we hung out until late, and again the next day. Hope that helps!

Merry Christmas! May you enjoy the cinnamon nutmeg season as much ...

2025-12-25T14:14:42Z

Merry Christmas! May you enjoy the cinnamon nutmeg season as much as I do, with all the peace, major chord progressions, warm drinks, butterfat and sparkling this and that, whatever you believe, however work it ❤️🎄

🎁 here's a great album to get your day going https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=oscar+peterson+live+in+tokyo+1862

Eastern. Daylight. Time.

2025-11-13T17:38:22Z

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Eastern. Daylight. Time.

Looking for a convivial convo w me & Michael Moynihan ...

2025-11-13T15:27:08Z

Looking for a convivial convo w me & Michael Moynihan covering everything from Snowden to Babbage to why Michael actually cares about privacy to our impoverished def of "AI" and the need to expand it?

👉 7pm EDT tonight, Nov 13th, streaming + archived thereafter: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZYNJ0zpFvqA?si=f1puMnhjVgczJMp0

Thank you! I appreciate your flagging this.

2025-11-11T18:27:29Z

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Thank you! I appreciate your flagging this.

And finally finally, here's a resources you can share and ...

2025-11-11T18:18:30Z

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And finally finally, here's a resources you can share and reference with more about how to detect, and protect yourself from scammers and abusers: https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/9932566320410-Staying-Safe-from-Phishing-Scams-and-Impersonation

Finally, to help you determine the fake and malicious from the ...

2025-11-11T18:15:14Z

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Finally, to help you determine the fake and malicious from the genuine, we have signposts (support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...) in the application that can aid you in identifying fakers and phishing attempts.

We also have tools like Registration Lock to help protect against account takeovers. 6/

If you do receive a message you think is suspicious, report it as ...

2025-11-11T18:15:05Z

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If you do receive a message you think is suspicious, report it as Spam and block the sender so that they cannot contact you again. AKA basic comms hygiene to preserve your peace. 5/

Contact with Signal (support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...) or any ...

2025-11-11T18:14:55Z

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Contact with Signal (support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...) or any Signal representative will ONLY come from an
@signal.org
email address, not from within the app.

And again, we will never ask for your PIN or verification code. And we do not reach out proactively, only in response to your requests.4/

To be crystal clear: Signal will NEVER message you this way. ...

2025-11-11T18:14:44Z

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To be crystal clear: Signal will NEVER message you this way. Ever.

And just like with your bank details or passwords, NEVER EVER share your Signal verification code (SMS/Call) or PIN with anyone. Ever. 3/

Right now we're hearing about increased phishing attempts ...

2025-11-11T18:14:28Z

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Right now we're hearing about increased phishing attempts that go like this:

Attackers pretend to be Signal or Signal Support, then message people and try to get them to hand over their verification code or Signal PIN. Information that can let the attacker take over the victim's Signal account. 2/

PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal. Every major ...

2025-11-11T18:14:17Z

PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.

Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.

Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/

Decentralization at the level of protocol--in Mastodon's case ...

2025-10-27T12:06:36Z

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Decentralization at the level of protocol--in Mastodon's case via ActivityPub--does not mean decentralization at the level of infrastructural dependence.

I'm sorry if it landed harsh. First, I don't think not ...

2025-10-27T12:01:18Z

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I'm sorry if it landed harsh.

First, I don't think not knowing things is inherently bad or shameful--it's where learning starts, etc. Second, there's a misunderstanding here, whoever is expressing it: decentralization at the level of a protocol--ActivityPub or w/e else--is NOT the same thing as decentralization of infra. People running mastodon instances, or Matrix servers, or other fedi systems, are also in most cases leasing infrastructure from hyperscalers to do so.

No, because no modern and useful comms platform provides only ...

2025-10-27T11:58:37Z

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No, because no modern and useful comms platform provides only text messaging. And if your platform doesn't provide normative features and functionality, people won't use it. And if they don't use it--even if you do--you can't use it either. The network effect rules communications effectiveness.

We use multiple cloud providers, yes.

2025-10-27T11:26:47Z

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We use multiple cloud providers, yes.

I don't think you have a clear understanding of this space, ...

2025-10-27T10:55:56Z

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I don't think you have a clear understanding of this space, but I hope you have a good time digging in and learning more.

I don't think you have a clear understanding of what ...

2025-10-27T10:49:12Z

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I don't think you have a clear understanding of what you're talking about, and it might be fun for you to look a bit more deeply into how TOR works and its dependencies.

To conclude: my silver lining hope is that AWS going down can be ...

2025-10-27T10:42:04Z

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To conclude: my silver lining hope is that AWS going down can be a learning moment, in which the risks of concentrating the nervous system of our world in the hands of a few players become very clear. And that this can help us craft ways of undoing this concentration and creating real choice ❤️ 13/

So, Signal does what we can to provide a service w integrity in ...

2025-10-27T10:41:55Z

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So, Signal does what we can to provide a service w integrity in the concentrated ecosystem we're working in. We protect your comms w end-to-end encryption, so that we can use AWS and others as a highway across which to send Signal data in ways that don’t let AWS, or anyone else, gain access. 12/

In short, the problem here is not that Signal ‘chose’ to run ...

2025-10-27T10:41:46Z

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In short, the problem here is not that Signal ‘chose’ to run on AWS. The problem is the concentration of power in the infrastructure space that means there isn’t really another choice: the entire stack, practically speaking, is owned by 3-4 players. 11/

o, yes, Signal runs on AWS. It also runs on your phone, which ...

2025-10-27T10:41:37Z

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o, yes, Signal runs on AWS. It also runs on your phone, which runs on iOS (Apple) or Android (Google). And on Dekstop, via Windows (Microsoft). Each of these presents similar dependencies on large entrenched tech companies, and concomitant barriers and risks. 10/

But even if Signal had the billions needed to recreate AWS, ...

2025-10-27T10:41:29Z

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But even if Signal had the billions needed to recreate AWS, it’s not just about money. The talent to run these systems is rare & concentrated. The expertise, the tooling, the playbooks, the very language of modern SRE came out of these hyperscalers, and is now synonymous with 'the cloud.' 9/

Meaning that infrastructure like AWS is not something that ...

2025-10-27T10:41:21Z

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Meaning that infrastructure like AWS is not something that Signal, or almost anyone else, could afford to just “spin up.” Which is why nearly everyone that manages a real-time service–from Signal, to X, to Palantir, to Mastodon–rely at least in part on services provisioned by these companies. 8/

Such infrastructure costs billions and billions of dollars to ...

2025-10-27T10:41:13Z

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Such infrastructure costs billions and billions of dollars to provision and maintain, and it’s highly depreciable. In the case of the hyperscalers, the staggering cost is cross-subsidized by other businesses–themselves also massive platforms with significant lockin. 7/

This isn't ‘'renting a server.' It's leasing ...

2025-10-27T10:41:02Z

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This isn't ‘'renting a server.' It's leasing access to a whole sprawling, capital-intensive, technically-capable system that must be just as available in Cairo as in Capetown, just as functional in Bangkok as Berlin. Particularly given the high stakes use cases of many who rely on Signal. 6/

Instant messaging demands near-zero latency. Voice and video in ...

2025-10-27T10:40:52Z

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Instant messaging demands near-zero latency. Voice and video in particular require complex global signaling & regional relays to manage jitter and packet loss. These are things that AWS, Azure, and GCP provide at global scale that, practically speaking, others (in the western context) don’t. 5/

Running a low-latency platform for instant comms capable of ...

2025-10-27T10:40:43Z

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Running a low-latency platform for instant comms capable of carrying millions of concurrent audio/video calls requires a pre-built, planet-spanning network of compute, storage and edge presence that requires constant maintenance, significant electricity and persistent attention and monitoring. 4/

The question isn’t "why does Signal use AWS?" It’s to ...

2025-10-27T10:40:29Z

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The question isn’t "why does Signal use AWS?" It’s to look at the infrastructural requirements of any global, real-time, mass comms platform and ask how it is that we got to a place where there’s no realistic alternative to AWS and the other hyperscalers. 3/

Concerning, bc it indicates that the extent of the concentration ...

2025-10-27T10:40:18Z

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Concerning, bc it indicates that the extent of the concentration of power in the hands of a few hyperscalers is way less widely understood than I’d assumed. Which bodes poorly for our ability to craft reality-based strategies capable of contesting this concentration & solving the real problem. 2/

📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were ...

2025-10-27T10:40:08Z

📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).

It’s also concerning. 1/

status.signal.org is updated.

2025-10-20T09:15:20Z

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status.signal.org is updated.

as always.

2025-10-20T09:14:58Z

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as always.

we don't.

2025-10-20T08:20:37Z

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we don't.

No

2025-10-20T08:18:37Z

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No

PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This ...

2025-10-20T08:00:15Z

PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.

thanks for the advice

2025-10-20T07:59:43Z

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thanks for the advice

LOL all morning picturing some finance quant slouched at his desk ...

2025-10-16T14:53:01Z

LOL all morning picturing some finance quant slouched at his desk prompting Dalle, like, "make me a picture of pikachu having sex with the Apple logo" or whatever tf those guys use these things for, then throwing up his hands like "WHY WON'T THIS FIND ALPHA?!"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-15/ken-griffin-says-genai-fails-to-help-hedge-funds-produce-alpha

So we remain vigilant & deeply grateful to our allies. For ...

2025-10-09T11:43:51Z

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So we remain vigilant & deeply grateful to our allies.

For Signal, Chat Control is an existential threat. If we were *forced* to choose between building surveillance into our services or keeping our integrity, we would choose integrity & leave the market. We hope it never comes to this. 7/

The technical consensus is clear: you can't create a backdoor ...

2025-10-09T11:43:41Z

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The technical consensus is clear: you can't create a backdoor that only lets the "good guys" in. However they're dressed up, these proposals create cybersecurity loopholes that hackers and hostile nations are eagerly waiting to exploit. 6/

The reality is that scanning any content before it is encrypted ...

2025-10-09T11:43:31Z

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The reality is that scanning any content before it is encrypted negates the very purpose of encryption and is a dangerous backdoor. No amount of tinkering or word games can change that inescapable reality. 5/

We must be wary of "new" proposals that allow scanning of ...

2025-10-09T11:43:22Z

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We must be wary of "new" proposals that allow scanning of "known content" while claiming to protect privacy by proscribing "indiscriminate" surveillance. We must also look out for those that mandate only scanning for “hashed images or videos.” 4/

The war is not over, however. Now we move to the European ...

2025-10-09T11:43:13Z

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The war is not over, however. Now we move to the European Council, where the issue is unresolved. We expect closed-door negotiations to engage in rhetorical arbitrage--claiming to support privacy by using word games and bespoke definitions--while in practice undermining it. Tedious and dangerous 3/

Defending privacy isn't easy. Those in power always want more ...

2025-10-09T11:42:57Z

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Defending privacy isn't easy. Those in power always want more access +more info. It's especially hard when emotionally charged args are used to advance surveillance

❤️ to those doing the work!

https://social.bau-ha.us/@CCC
https://d-64.social/@d64eV
https://mastodon.social/@chatcontrol
And many others <3 2/

We're so relieved to see Germany reaffirm its opposition to ...

2025-10-09T11:42:00Z

We're so relieved to see Germany reaffirm its opposition to the dangerous Chat Control proposal--the one that would mandate mass scanning of communications.

Germany's long been a solid champion of privacy, and the news that it was considering backing mass surveillance was alarming. 1/

📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass ...

2025-10-06T07:12:01Z

📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.

Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.

TY for this post. Of course, it's important that meek ...

2025-09-22T13:07:24Z

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TY for this post. Of course, it's important that meek prescriptions don't substitute for complete treatment of big problems. Here, or elsewhere.

Which is why I was careful to frame these remedies as "the minimum necessary" that must accompanied by other, more fundamental changes

Why did I focus on these minimal changes? Because there's a word limit AND for Signal this isn't a thought exercise. These changes are needed NOW or Signal ceases to be able to function

Here's a free link: ...

2025-09-09T17:39:18Z

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Here's a free link: https://archive.is/2025.09.09-134109/https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/09/09/ai-agents-are-coming-for-your-privacy-warns-meredith-whittaker

📣 NEW -- In The Economist, discussing the privacy perils of AI ...

2025-09-09T11:49:55Z

📣 NEW -- In The Economist, discussing the privacy perils of AI agents and what AI companies and operating systems need to do--NOW--to protect Signal and much else!

New Sunday Times profile in which I succeed, like a fencer in a ...

2025-08-11T16:00:21Z

New Sunday Times profile in which I succeed, like a fencer in a 2hr marathon match, in fending off Qs abt my personal life & consistently turning focus back to my work & ideas.

(Contra the interviewer's claim, many ppl do know me! They're called friends, & you know who you are ❤️)

https://archive.is/BtZD0

here it is ...

2025-08-03T08:38:21Z

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here it is https://www.politico.com/newsletters/digital-future-daily/2023/12/01/5-questions-for-meredith-whittaker-00129677

<3

2025-07-30T13:57:22Z

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<3

No worries! This means that we, at Signal--the ones developing ...

2025-07-11T18:26:18Z

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No worries! This means that we, at Signal--the ones developing the app--should be able to opt-out as Signal. To say, "no data access for you, Agentic AI." Instead of leaving that to each person who uses Signal (which invites the issues you rightly name--the fact that one person ultimately makes that choice for more than themselves, in a way that could still compromise their interlocutors' privacy).

this is why we're calling for developer-level opt outs, among ...

2025-07-11T18:23:14Z

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this is why we're calling for developer-level opt outs, among other things. Not just per-user consent/opt-in.

Yes, I did sound the alarm on agentic AI's privacy threat, ...

2025-07-11T17:44:02Z

Yes, I did sound the alarm on agentic AI's privacy threat, and rightly so.

https://observer.com/2025/07/signal-meredith-whittaker-agentic-ai-risk/

Nope :)

2025-07-02T11:09:01Z

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Nope :)

So happy to be joining Burda Media's board of directors! I ...

2025-07-02T10:59:39Z

So happy to be joining Burda Media's board of directors! I love a steep learning curve, and this one--schooling up on media business models & opportunities to (re)shape media's relationship to tech--couldn't be more exciting & consequential. Thrilled to contribute ❤️

https://www.burda.com/en/news/meredith-whittaker-joins-burdas-board-directors/

It's going to be recorded <3

2025-07-01T15:00:30Z

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It's going to be recorded <3

Not anymore!

2025-07-01T14:36:57Z

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Not anymore!

How to be classy, how to be cute, how to actually walk the ...

2025-07-01T14:36:10Z

How to be classy, how to be cute, how to actually walk the walk...

Love you for this [@cloudflare](https://cloudflare.social/@cloudflare ) ❤️

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/t...

A big humble thank you to [@time](https://flipboard.com/@time ) ...

2025-06-30T13:00:26Z

A big humble thank you to [@time](https://flipboard.com/@time ) and Billy Perrigo (npub1muz…n2nn) for featuring Signal and me in your roundup of 2025’s most influential companies. An honor to serve alongside an incredible group of people backed by a rad movement ❤️

https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2025/7289620/signal/

Hi, yes, we're aware. We did this to address Microsoft's ...

2025-06-25T14:32:56Z

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Hi, yes, we're aware. We did this to address Microsoft's privacy invasion, and wish we had better tools available. See more: https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/

I didn't.

2025-06-25T14:31:03Z

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I didn't.

for telling your investors "we integrated AI"

2025-06-19T08:11:24Z

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for telling your investors "we integrated AI"

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2025-06-19T08:06:20Z

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/18/whatsapp-ai-helper-mistakenly-shares-users-number

'Meredith,' some guys ask, 'why won't you shove ...

2025-06-19T08:01:02Z

'Meredith,' some guys ask, 'why won't you shove AI into Signal?'

Because we love privacy, and we love you, and this shit is predictable and unacceptable. Use Signal ❤️

Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, ...

2025-06-16T15:28:59Z

Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3

Here's our approach ...

2025-06-09T11:46:49Z

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Here's our approach https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/

I will! That would be great

2025-06-03T13:53:15Z

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I will! That would be great

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2025-06-03T13:52:32Z

Happy pride month! Especially to my trans friends <3

📣 Tomorrow, Sat May 29, Nuits sonores, Lyon France! I'm ...

2025-05-28T09:39:26Z

📣 Tomorrow, Sat May 29, Nuits sonores, Lyon France!

I'm coming dance, I'm coming to party, I'm coming to eat, but first I'm sitting down to talk about tech, privacy, Signal, and what it takes to make a world worth living in <3

📣 The rushed integration of AI into everything is a major ...

2025-05-21T17:00:05Z

📣 The rushed integration of AI into everything is a major threat to privacy, as we've been saying.

Microsoft Recall is a great (not great!) example of exactly why--it screenshots everything on your desktop, to give AI the data to tell you...what you were doing on desktop.

So, Signal took steps to protect you and everyone using Signal on Windows 11 from Recall's hunger for (Signal) data.

Read more about how we navigated, and why we need to ecosystem to a lot more 👇

https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/

It's been busy and I haven't been on most of my accounts ...

2025-05-21T08:42:34Z

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It's been busy and I haven't been on most of my accounts in a moment but here, proof of life.

Almost... Thank you for being patient!

2025-05-21T08:42:02Z

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Almost... Thank you for being patient!

I'm close to publishing, way behind schedule but hopefully ...

2025-05-21T08:41:44Z

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I'm close to publishing, way behind schedule but hopefully soon!

We don't officially work with any gov, Ukraine or otherwise, ...

2025-03-14T11:53:11Z

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We don't officially work with any gov, Ukraine or otherwise, and we never stopped. We're not sure where this came from or why.

FULL KEYNOTE -- me + Guy K at SXSW on why privacy is a ...

2025-03-11T07:55:24Z

FULL KEYNOTE -- me + Guy K at SXSW on why privacy is a fundamental guarantor of a gorgeous, good life (not an absence, not a vacuum, not abstract). And how AI threatens privacy. And why Signal is so special and why you should use & love & support it ❤️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyH7zoP-JOg

I did. Because it does. ...

2025-03-09T14:03:28Z

I did. Because it does.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/07/signal-president-meredith-whittaker-calls-out-agentic-ai-as-having-profound-security-and-privacy-issues/

Oh my goodness. I haven't revisited this in so long...

2025-02-26T13:08:16Z

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Oh my goodness. I haven't revisited this in so long...

We're loud when there's talk of breaking encryption and ...

2025-02-18T12:48:37Z

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We're loud when there's talk of breaking encryption and undermining the robust privacy guarantees that those who rely on Signal require. We've been more than clear on our position there.

WA would need to meet our v high privacy/security bar

2025-02-07T07:01:50Z

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WA would need to meet our v high privacy/security bar

We will never weaken encryption, add a backdoor, bow or scrape, ...

2025-02-06T20:22:18Z

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We will never weaken encryption, add a backdoor, bow or scrape, etc. We would rather shut down or leave a market. Our position does not change based on jurisdiction.

I won't be at fosdem but I hope those who are have a great ...

2025-01-26T10:36:39Z

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I won't be at fosdem but I hope those who are have a great time

we certainly want to understand how Signal can be a comfortable ...

2025-01-25T10:42:58Z

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we certainly want to understand how Signal can be a comfortable place that works for everyone. I suggest support@signal.org or our community forum. The team that reads our support@ emails are real, wonderful people who work full-time for Signal and help us understand what's working and what we can fix (bc we don't collect analytics, etc.). Ocf we can't address everything, and there are often deep reasons why a change isn't possible in a privacy preserving way. But we want to know!

Also interested in the answer to this question

2025-01-16T19:29:56Z

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Also interested in the answer to this question

Thanks for flagging this! And this sounds really frustrating. ...

2025-01-12T11:15:25Z

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Thanks for flagging this! And this sounds really frustrating. I'll flag this for our product and dev teams.

I'll be publishing the text with a bibliography soon (when I ...

2025-01-11T17:16:43Z

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I'll be publishing the text with a bibliography soon (when I finish cleaning up the document)

Basically, I'm calling for this ...

2025-01-09T16:57:32Z

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Basically, I'm calling for this https://www.wired.com/story/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-big-tech/

Not lost on me that it's nonprofit tech, ...

2025-01-09T14:13:46Z

Not lost on me that it's nonprofit tech, https://app.watchduty.org, showing up & actually working in the midst of the LA fires (donate to them!)

Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...

As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!