December 2, 2021 11:59 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22814934/signal-launches-in-app-sustainer-program-donations-messaging-secure
Signal launches in-app sustainer program to accept donations from users
Secure messaging app Signal has launched a new feature that allows users to make donations within the app, the company announced. As a nonprofit, Signal doesn’t receive financial support from any advertisers or shareholders, a new blog post notes, and relies on users for donations.
Users can choose to make monthly donations, or one-off contributions within the app using Apple Pay or Google Pay, and their payment information won’t be associated with a user’s Signal account, according to the blog post, as the company will use the same anonymous credential scheme it uses for private Signal groups:
Clients make payments and then associate a badge to their profile such that the server can authenticate the client is in the set of people who...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22814934/signal-launches-in-app-sustainer-program-donations-messaging-secure
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