‘There isn’t really another choice:’ Signal chief explains why the encrypted messenger relies on AWS

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Emma Roth Oct 27, 2025 · 1 min read
‘There isn’t really another choice:’ Signal chief explains why the encrypted messenger relies on AWS
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‘There isn’t really another choice:’ Signal chief explains why the encrypted messenger relies on AWS

Meredith Whittaker is using the AWS outage as an opportunity to highlight the ‘concentration of power’ in the cloud infrastructure industry.

Meredith Whittaker is using the AWS outage as an opportunity to highlight the ‘concentration of power’ in the cloud infrastructure industry.