"Encrypted messaging app Signal is rolling out a free storage system for its users, with extra space if folks are willing to pay for it. The company will gift all users 100MB of free storage for images, video, GIFs and other media from the prior 45 days of use. Signal users can choose to delete their messages after a set period. The new storage feature is opt-in to preserve that preference."
"There's also a $1.99 per month paid tier that increases storage allowance to 100GB. The storage applies to messages and any media, and Signal stores it in an encrypted folder, backed up with a 64-character key stored on the device in case you need to restore access - Signal won't be able to access the key, and therefore will have no way to access this data if you lose or forget the key."
"As a nonprofit that refuses to collect or sell your data, Signal needs to cover those costs differently than other tech organizations that offer similar products but support themselves by selling ads and monetizing data. As you'd expect from an organization so devoted to privacy, Signal will pad stored files with extraneous data to block any attempts to decrypt them, should someone break into a storage archive. You can check the storage code yourself here."
Signal provides every user with 100MB of free encrypted storage for images, video, GIFs and other media from the previous 45 days. The storage feature is opt-in to respect message-deletion timers and updates daily so users lose at most a day's worth of material if a device is lost or destroyed. A $1.99-per-month paid tier increases allowance to 100GB. Backups are stored in an encrypted folder with a 64-character key kept on the device so Signal cannot access user data. Stored files are padded to hinder decryption attempts, and future plans include cross-device transfer and user-selected backup locations.
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