Meredith Whittaker

Meredith Whittaker

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Meredith Whittaker is an influential activist and director of the messaging application Signal, known for her work in advocating for ethical practices in artificial intelligence. She has been vocal about the importance of privacy protection in the age of AI, emphasizing the need to address safety concerns while promoting technological advancements.

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Meredith Whittaker, the president of Signal, indicated that their messaging service was affected by an outage at AWS.

Amazon-Störung ist weitgehend behoben | Luxemburger Wort
Luxemburger Wort·LuxembourgLuxembourg· 2025-10-20
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The president of the messaging app Signal, Meredith Whittaker, wrote on X that their platform was also affected by the outage.

অ্যামাজন ওয়েব সার্ভিসেসে ত্রুটি, বিভ্রাটের মুখে শতাধিক অ্যাপ ও ওয়েবসাইট
Prothom Alo·BangladeshBangladesh· 2025-10-20
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Messaging app Signal’s President Meredith Whittaker confirmed on X that the company’s platform was hit by the AWS outage.

Many websites down amid Amazon cloud outage – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-10-20
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Meredith Whittaker explained the impact of AWS disruptions on the messaging service Signal.

Amazon Cloud-Störung: Online-Dienste weltweit betroffen - Wirtschaft
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-10-20
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Messaging app Signal’s President Meredith Whittaker confirmed on X that the company’s platform was hit by the AWS outage.

Amazon’s cloud unit AWS reports outage; several websites down
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2025-10-20
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Meredith Whittaker, the head of the messaging app Signal, announced that they would ultimately leave the European market if a planned EU regulation made private, encrypted communication impossible.

WhatsApp warnt vor EU-Chatkontrolle | Luxemburger Wort
Luxemburger Wort·LuxembourgLuxembourg· 2025-10-06
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Meredith Whittaker, the president of the Signal app, emphasizes that security is binary: a system is either secure or it is not.

Bi vrata vaše hiše pustili odprta, če bi tako ujeli več kriminalcev?
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2025-06-20
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Meredith Whittaker said it is inevitable that the most talented will gravitate towards environments that welcome them.

Evropa vidi šansu u Trampovom ratu protiv znanja
Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·MontenegroMontenegro· 2025-05-06
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Meredith Whittaker is the head of the messaging platform Signal and a vocal critic of the tech industry.

Signal-Chefin Meredith Whittaker warnt vor KI-Agenten
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-04-01
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Meredith Whittaker is the chief executive of Signal and a vocal proponent of its privacy features.

What is Signal, the messaging app at the heart of a US security leak? | Signal group chat leak
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-29
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Meredith Whittaker worked hard to promote the privacy benefits of the encrypted messaging app Signal.

Signali sirgumine häkkerite silmaterast Valge Maja valitsevaks sõnumiäpiks
Postimees – major Estonian daily, est. 1857·EstoniaEstonia· 2025-03-28
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Meredith Whittaker is the president of the Signal Foundation who highlighted the operational costs of the platform.

Wie sicher ist die App, mit der Trumps Team Anschläge bespricht?
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-03-27
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Meredith Whittaker, the director of Signal, stated that Signal is the gold standard in private communication.

Curenje podataka iz Bele kuće: Šta je aplikacija Signal i koliko je bezbedna
Blic – popular Serbian tabloid/daily, est. 1996·SerbiaSerbia· 2025-03-26
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Meredith Whittaker leads the Signal Foundation, which advocates for privacy against Big Tech.

Signal, cos'è e perché è più sicura di WhatsApp e Telegram (ma non adatta a comunicazioni istituzionali)
Corriere della Sera·ItalyItaly· 2025-03-26
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Meredith Whittaker defended the security of the messaging app Signal.

Колко безопасно е приложението за съобщения Signal
Dnevnik·BulgariaBulgaria· 2025-03-26
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Meredith Whittaker defended the security of the Signal messaging app.

Колко безопасно е приложението за съобщения Signal
Dnevnik·BulgariaBulgaria· 2025-03-25
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Signal President Meredith Whittaker on Tuesday defended the app’s security.

What to know about Signal, the messaging app Trump aides used to share war plans
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2025-03-25
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Signal's boss Meredith Whittaker said in a post on X that 'Signal is the gold standard in private comms.'

What is messaging app Signal and how secure is it?
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-25
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Meredith Whittaker is the president of Signal and is seen as an icon of the cyber civil rights movement.

US-Regierung: Skandal wegen Signal-Chat. Der sichere Messenger für vertrauliche Kommunikation - Meinung
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-03-25
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Signal is used for communications by militaries around the world, the app's president Meredith Whittaker told BBC News in December.

Why is it a problem if Yemen strike plans shared on Signal?
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-25
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Meredith Whittaker stated that the number of new registrations in the Netherlands is 25 times higher than the previous year.

Signal beleži rekordan rast popularnosti u Holandiji
Blic – popular Serbian tabloid/daily, est. 1996·SerbiaSerbia· 2025-03-08
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Meredith Whittaker, the CEO of Signal, is clear about how radically different her app is.

Signal wil het radicaal anders doen dan Whatsapp: ’Je kunt me neerschieten, maar we hébben geen data om te geven’ | Financieel
De Telegraaf·NetherlandsNetherlands· 2025-02-22
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Meredith Whittaker highlighted the need to protect privacy at the summit.

Svijet je prestao da brine i odlučio da voli AI
Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·MontenegroMontenegro· 2025-02-16
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