One of Signal's main purposes is to be used by Snowden types (whistleblowers, dissidents, journalists, etc.) – or, at least, it used to be. Messages Are Private

One of Signal's main purposes is to be used by Snowden types (whistleblowers, dissidents, journalists, etc.) – or, at least, it used to be. Messages Are Private is the most important principle for Signal, even if it means messages are lost. Accounts not tied to phones, I don't really have an explanation for. It was in the works two years ago, but I haven't heard anything since.