How do we know if our group chats are private? Does using a platform like iMessage, WhatsApp or Google Messenger protect what we say? Or can tech companies or governments access our messages and even monetize this data? 

The answers are complicated. In today’s episode with Udbhav Tiwari, Signal's VP of Strategy and Global Affairs, we explore the intersection of privacy, strategy, and the role of AI in reshaping communication. Signal is a private messaging app that ensures users can text without being tracked, monitored, or shown ads. Used by hundreds of millions of people including journalists, whistleblowers, governments and activists, it may be the gold standard of private digital communication.

So should we all migrate our chats to Signal? Let’s explore that. Especially as we share more of ourselves with AI, truly private spaces online are becoming increasingly rare. 

Topics Covered:

• How can we best protect our privacy when it comes to messages and group chats? 
• What does safety and privacy look like within surveillance capitalism?
• Is it possible to use third party AI agents and still have privacy?
• A look at Signalgate and the role of Signal in upholding user privacy.

About Udbhav Tiwari: 

Udbhav Tiwari is Signal's VP for Strategy and Global Affairs, driving the project's public affairs and other external engagements. Prior to this, he worked at the Director for Global Product Policy at Mozilla and the public policy team at Google.

Follow Udbhav Tiwari on LinkedIn @udbhav-tiwari.

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