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ngrilly ◴[] No.45172299[source]
What is the reason for saving the end-to-end encrypted backup files on Signal backup servers instead of iCloud or Google backup service, as most of us are already paying for this storage?
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drnick1 ◴[] No.45172562[source]
Besides the obvious (they want/need the revenue from selling their own solution), many people using Signal do so in an effort to move away from Big Tech and/or on devices with custom ROMs.
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1. ngrilly ◴[] No.45177797[source]
Yes, but Signal mission is also to popularize E2E secure communication for normal users, whi usually don’t use a custom ROM.