India's first home-grown messenger app Hike shut down and vanished from app stores on Monday
According to Sensor Tower's data, BiP ousted WhatsApp from the number three spot amongst communication app downloads on January 15
As millions shun WhatsApp in search for a secure experience, mind you that security is nothing but an illusion and there is no guarantee that Telegram or Signal may not be hacked in the future
Currently, more than 1,300 users are still facing issues, according to outage tracking website Downdetector
Signal has seen a rise in downloads following a controversial change in rival messaging app WhatsApp's privacy terms
Since Signal is an open source app, its claims can be verified
Signal co-founder Brian Acton said the messaging platform is hoping to capitalise on the opportunities with its "simple and straightforward" terms of service and privacy policy
Elated at Indians rushing to join Signal, Brian Acton, who co-founded WhatsApp with Jan Koum before selling it to Facebook, aims to add 100-200 million users in India
That was enough to push Signal's rally over 5,100% in three trading days
WhatsApp on Tuesday said its latest policy update does not affect the privacy of messages as the Facebook-owned company sought to address concerns around security of user data on the platform
About 810,000 users globally installed Signal on Sunday, nearly 18-fold compared with the download numbers on Jan. 6, the day WhatsApp updated its privacy terms
Sharma along with Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey and others is urging users to protect their privacy by moving on to Signal app
Rival messaging app Signal emerged from oblivion to hit the top slot as the most downloaded communication application (app) in the country on Sunday
At about 500 million users and growing, Telegram has become a major problem for the Facebook corporation
Business Standard lists three WhatsApp alternative that are free to use