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Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive (signal.org)
submitted 1 year ago by u_tamtam@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] ironeagl@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not only salaries:

about half of Signal’s overall operating budget goes towards recruiting, compensating, and retaining the people who build and care for Signal. When benefits, HR services, taxes, recruiting, and salaries are included, this translates to around $19 million dollars per year.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev -1 points 1 year ago

True. Even so, 300k or 250k per employee is at least 3 times the salary of a European engineer.