Apple just hired the developer of Edward Snowden's favorite encrypted chat app

Kif LeswingFeb 25, 2016, 21:04 IST

Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who is in Moscow, is seen on a giant screen during a live video conference for an interview as part of Amnesty International's annual Write for Rights campaign at the Gaite Lyrique in Paris December 10, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Apple has hired one of the key developers of Signal, the secure encrypted messaging service that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden uses.

Apple has indicated that it plans to upgrade the security on iPhones and its iCloud service so that even it can't access the data it stores.

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Apple just hired the developer of Edward Snowden's favorite encrypted chat app

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