I guess at the end of the day, that exactly my concern too.<p>Signal is awesome, which is why we want to use it, but then suddenly the user finds they&#x27;re now inextricably tied to Google or Facebook collecting their metadata - while we know Google themselves have been compromised (technically &amp; legally) and are forced to hand that data over. Notably, to an NSA that has lied to Congress about it&#x27;s operations, without consequence, and hence is now beyond oversight and reach of regulators too.<p>Also that the iOS code, which appeared to be free &amp; open, is actually not, because other projects are denied permission to use in a way that&#x27;s compatible with iOS&#x27;s App Store). Ironically because the libraries are under GPL.  Hey, blame Apple I know, or ourselves for not reading all Apple&#x27;s T&amp;Cs before promoting Signal, but it&#x27;s disappointing none-the-less (while also still being OWS&#x27;s right).<p>From all their history, the OWS guys seem to really want and be trying to do the right things, within the constraints and trade-offs available to them. The answers aren&#x27;t trivial, but something about where it&#x27;s all ended up leaves a very uncomfortable feeling.