Building an app for India means building one for the world, says Signal’s Brian Acton Updated: Updated: January 22, 2021 15:15 IST Co-founder of Signal Foundation says its non-profit status protects it from ‘outside interests demanding rapid returns’ and it is ramping up infrastructure. Share Article Brian Acton Co-founder of Signal Foundation says its non-profit status protects it from ‘outside interests demanding rapid returns’ and it is ramping up infrastructure. (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently updated its privacy policy, triggering a mass digital migration of users from the messaging platform to those of its rivals. The switch gained momentum after the world’s richest man Elon Musk urged his followers on Twitter to install the Signal app.