Signal, as we know, is the encrypted messaging company. It has a huge following among investigative journalists, activists, politicians and law enforcement officers. This is because of its focus on privacy and security.

WhatsApp changed its privacy policy by asking the users permission to share their data with the parent company — Facebook. That led to an exodus of the users to the rival messaging company — Signal. The surge of the new users overwhelmed a small team of engineers that managed Signal. Even some employees preferred to quit Signal leaving it understaffed.

Signal’s founder Moxie is a cryptographer and technical genius but he is an obstinate individual. He exercises strict control over the Signal’s under-lying code and services. That leads to employee dissatisfaction. Of late, Moxie relaxed his tight control over the infra and has delegated authority to other employees with the freedom to modify code and access the servers and encryption keys.