After a remarkable 2020, WhatsApp has found itself in a mess in the first month of 2021. By changing its privacy policy and announcing that it would share data with its parent company, Facebook, WhatsApp has scared off many users and forced them to look for alternatives.

Speaking of a worthy replacement, WhatsApp’s much more secure contemporary Signal has seen a huge surge in its user base since the former’s policy update. If you’re also on the fence about taking the plunge, today’s article should tell you pretty much everything you need to know about the great migration.

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Launched in 2014 — shortly after Facebook acquired WhatsApp — Signal is an independently run messaging service committed to keeping your data safe at all costs. It’s non-profit, doesn’t associate itself with third-party data mining, has no interest in telemetry, and is peer-reviewed. The concoction makes for a pretty secure messaging environment — something we can’t praise WhatsApp for more. So if you’re looking for an ad-free, transparent, private messaging service on your phone or PC, Signal is definitely worth considering.