https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/signal-s-meredith-whittaker-the-push-for-online-safety-risks-mass-surveillanceContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/signal-s-meredith-whittaker-the-push-for-online-safety-risks-mass-surveillancehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/signal-s-meredith-whittaker-the-push-for-online-safety-risks-mass-surveillance#u13158Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:11:52 +0000Meredith Whittaker argues that AI chatbots simulate intimacy to mask a data-collection business. She describes AI agents as disguised surveillance infrastructure and denies they are sentient beings. Whittaker continues to oppose the use of client-side scanning for child safety.What's confirmed:Meredith Whittaker stated that AI chatbots "are not your friends" and are not conscious or sentient beings.Whittaker claims AI agents are surveillance infrastructure in disguise.The Signal president argues that simulated intimacy in AI masks a business model based on surveillance and data.Whitt https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/signal-s-meredith-whittaker-the-push-for-online-safety-risks-mass-surveillancehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/signal-s-meredith-whittaker-the-push-for-online-safety-risks-mass-surveillance#u8846Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:46:18 +0000Meredith Whittaker, president of the nonprofit foundation behind Signal, warns that AI chatbots are not friends and risk enabling mass surveillance. She argues that business models based on data collection and certain child safety efforts threaten private communication. Signal has stated it would leave markets, including the UK, rather than weaken its encryption.What's confirmed:Meredith Whittaker is the president of the nonprofit foundation behind the encrypted messaging app Signal.Whittaker stated that AI chatbots "are not your friends".Whittaker believes that business models relyi