cm0002@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · il y a 3 joursRecent commits suggest Signal is preparing a paid subscription for backups.github.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlsignal@lemmy.ml
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkRecent commits suggest Signal is preparing a paid subscription for backups.github.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · il y a 3 joursmessage-square8linkfedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlsignal@lemmy.ml
minus-squareCoyoteFacts@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·il y a 3 joursI imagine this would be backing up to Signal’s servers, not restricting local backups? Seems like a harmless way to raise money; I’d wait for a blog post for them to explain their reasoning.
minus-squareNate Cox@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·il y a 3 joursYeah I hate the overt monetization of absolutely everything in general, but charging for optional persistence to their cloud seems pretty reasonable.
I imagine this would be backing up to Signal’s servers, not restricting local backups? Seems like a harmless way to raise money; I’d wait for a blog post for them to explain their reasoning.
Yeah I hate the overt monetization of absolutely everything in general, but charging for optional persistence to their cloud seems pretty reasonable.