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Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

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544 points josh2600 | 1 comments | 06 Apr 21 16:23 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bilal4hmed ◴[06 Apr 21 18:44 UTC] No.26715700[source]▶
With Signal not releasing their server code and now this, I regret using and asking a good chunk of my base to move to Signal.
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adamsvystun ◴[06 Apr 21 21:38 UTC] No.26717696[source]▶
This is not entirely true. There has been a delay (11 month) in the sync of the server code with a public GitHub repo. Currently all commits are there: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commits/master
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warkdarrior ◴[07 Apr 21 00:39 UTC] No.26719185[source]▶
> There has been a delay (11 month) in the sync

That is quite an understatement. This is like Facebook saying "we will protect your privacy, but there is a slight delay".

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1. SwimSwimHungry ◴[07 Apr 21 06:24 UTC] No.26721136[source]▶
And to wit, the sync only occurred once major tech media outlets started to notice. Thus the sync happened to throw them off the scent. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, if you will.