Difference between revisions of "Signal"
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{{Entry | {{Entry | ||
|Name=Signal | |Name=Signal | ||
| − | |Short description= | + | |Short description=An app for private communication. |
| − | |Full description=Signal is | + | |Full description=Signal is an app for simple private communication with friends. It supports end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice calling and video calling. |
| − | Signal uses your | + | Signal uses your device's data connection (WiFi/3G/4G) to communicate securely, optionally supports plain SMS/MMS to function as a unified messenger, and can also encrypt the stored messages on your device. A Chromium app that can be used on GNU/Linux has been released. |
|Homepage URL=https://whispersystems.org | |Homepage URL=https://whispersystems.org | ||
| − | | | + | |Computer languages=Java, Objective-C, JavaScript |
| + | |Donate=https://freedom.press/crowdfunding/signal/ | ||
| + | |Microblog=https://twitter.com/whispersystems | ||
|Submitted date=2016/10/28 | |Submitted date=2016/10/28 | ||
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|Is GNU=No | |Is GNU=No | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|License copyright=Copyright 2011 Whisper Systems | |License copyright=Copyright 2011 Whisper Systems | ||
| − | Copyright 2013- | + | Copyright 2013-2017 Open Whisper Systems |
Licensed under the GPLv3: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html | Licensed under the GPLv3: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html | ||
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{{Resource | {{Resource | ||
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview | |Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview | ||
| − | |Resource URL=https://github.com/ | + | |Resource URL=https://github.com/whispersystems/ |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Resource | ||
| + | |Resource kind=Forum | ||
| + | |Resource URL=https://whispersystems.discoursehosting.net/ | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Resource | ||
| + | |Resource kind=Mailing List | ||
| + | |Resource URL=https://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/whispersystems | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Software category | {{Software category | ||
| + | |Business=telephony | ||
|Chat=instant-messaging | |Chat=instant-messaging | ||
| − | |Internet-application=mobile-phone, privacy | + | |Internet-application=mobile-phone, privacy, security |
|Live-communications=chat | |Live-communications=chat | ||
| − | |Runs-on=Android, iOS | + | |Runs-on=Windows, OS X, Android, GNU/Linux, iOS |
|Security=encryption | |Security=encryption | ||
| + | |Use=security | ||
|Version-control=git | |Version-control=git | ||
|Works-with=audio, graphics, images, text | |Works-with=audio, graphics, images, text | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Featured}} | {{Featured}} | ||
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