Signal downloads see record surge amid growing concerns over WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy

Growing concern around WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy seems to be pushing more and more users to alternatives like Signal. The number of new users who are joining Signal every day has crossed 1 million bringing it closer to WhatsApp. As on Sunday, 8,10,000 users have installed Signal that is nearly 18-fold compared to a number of downloads made four days back on January 06, when the Facebook-owned messaging platform updated its privacy norms.

According to WhatsApp new privacy norms, the users have to give access to data sharing, including location, phone number with Facebook and its other units like Messenger and Instagram. Users who don’t comply with the new norms latest by February 8, will lose access to the messaging app.