Leaving WhatsApp

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The messaging app Signal is surging. Millions of users around the world are downloading the app as they grow concerned over the privacy policies of WhatsApp.  Human rights lawyer Wafa Ben-Hassine tells host Marco Werman that as millions leave WhatsApp, the platform is reassessing new business growth.

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