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		aw3c2 on March 2, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Signal 2.0 released with private messaging support Sure there is a company (Whispersystems) doing most the work behind it. As they state: "dedicated development is supported by community donations and grants". This is good, it allows for very focused development.

nzp on March 3, 2015 [–]

Open WhisperSystems isn't a company. WhisperSystems was a company, it was acquired by Twitter which open sourced TextSecure. OWS, is just a name for the community effort around these tools: https://whispersystems.org/about/

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