Secure communications service Element has seen a fivefold increase in its new users this month, as the company benefits from fears about WhatsApp's controversial new data policy.
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January 25, 2021
Ultra-secure messaging service Element sees fivefold increase in signups after Whatsapp privacy debacle
Element, as opposed to Signal, allows users to chose which server they host their data on
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