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(2,906 posts) Wed Mar 26, 2025, 03:40 PM Mar 26

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EXCLUSIVE: DOD has deployed Signal on government devices overriding their own policy [View all]

Source: F. P. Wellman On Substack

A high level source in DOD has confirmed that they were ordered to approve installation of Signal on government devices by Trump officials last month

Ignoring their own protocols

A high level information security source inside the Department of Defense has informed me that a month ago they were ordered by political appointees to ignore information security regulations and install Signal on government phones for senior leaders.

This story likely confirms that Signal is a primary means of communications for Trump Administration senior leaders in direct violation of the Presidential Records Act, the Espionage Act, and numerous national security regulations. It appears that much of our national security communications are vulnerable to foreign intelligence agencies to access at the highest levels of our government.

With the explosive news that senior Trump Administration officials had used a Signal chat group that included Atlantic Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg to plan attacks on Yemen questions have been raised about how prevalent the use of the off the shelf civilian app is being used. I can confirm that it has become a primary means of communication.

Read more: https://fpwellman.substack.com/p/exclusive-dod-has-deployed-signal

[link:https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3llcdoubjec2mMeidas is now reporting on it as well...]

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EXCLUSIVE: DOD has deployed Signal on government devices overriding their own policy [View all] MayReasonRule Mar 26 OP

Kick SheltieLover Mar 26 #1

Damn them!!! Their intentions revealed!!!! Ninga Mar 26 #2

What is being left out of a lot of conversation about Signal neohippie Mar 26 #3

The whole damn lot of them are compromised & complicit. NotHardly Mar 26 #8

To not preserve and archive communications is the great feature of the app. LiberalArkie Mar 26 #10

They are using it to get around records and retention laws. underpants Mar 26 #33

Yep. The DNC recommended it also during the 2016 election LiberalArkie Mar 26 #35

The DNC isn't the Fedrul Gubmint maxsolomon Mar 27 #56

Yes, The feds preferred the SMS messages which were not encrypted at all. Still are not. LiberalArkie Mar 27 #57

They knew better, but they wanted the assumed secrecy and the quick erasure of the whole communication chain. Lonestarblue Mar 27 #52

The NSA did its due diligence of 'duty to warn.' Now SCOTUS has to do its job and ban all govt comms use of Signal. ancianita Mar 27 #55

They will get someone in the military or CIA killed. Irish_Dem Mar 26 #4

They Slaughtered At Least 800,000 Of Us During The First Wave Of COVID Is My Understanding... MayReasonRule Mar 26 #21

Yes Irish_Dem Mar 26 #23

several CIA agents were killed at the end of Dump's first term, thought to be from him giving away LymphocyteLover Mar 27 #49

Yes a number of assets and agents went missing. Irish_Dem Mar 27 #50

So does Elon or the Tr*ump Organization have a financial stake in Signal? sinkingfeeling Mar 26 #5

Indeed. Relevant. Inquiring Minds Would Like To Know. MayReasonRule Mar 26 #22

They are using it to get around records laws. underpants Mar 26 #32

A lot of people are missing this critical point radical noodle Mar 26 #44

The administration wants to distract the public from this point IronLionZion Mar 26 #46

Twitter did, but that was before Elon LiberalArkie Mar 26 #36

Maybe that. Maybe just following Putin's orders Attilatheblond Mar 26 #40

I would not be surprised if they did. Delmette2.0 Mar 26 #43

So it was ordered by the montanacowboy Mar 26 #6

I expect an end to questions from the press soon. Harker Mar 26 #15

Schrodeinger's Chat... It's Both Classified And Un-Classified... It Both Happened And Never Happened... MayReasonRule Mar 26 #24

Poor Elon. Left out... SKKY Mar 26 #7

Sure enough. Orangecrush's topic was right on the money. Karasu Mar 26 #9

This also blows one of the RW Ministries of Propaganda talking points Best_man23 Mar 26 #11

Some, with permission, did use it sparingly and basically just for notifying someone....... chowder66 Mar 26 #19

They refer to sites like this. Igel Mar 26 #41

A bunch of criminal, fascists trying to cover their tracks... IrishAfricanAmerican Mar 26 #12

A Putin-ordered move to be sure. dchill Mar 26 #13

With Gabbard installed, Putin doesn't need to waste as much time explaining things as when dealing with Trumpsky. n/t Harker Mar 26 #17

The DOD already had contracts for Wickr IbogaProject Mar 26 #14

TIL -- I Was Wholly Unaware Of The Wickr Contracts MayReasonRule Mar 26 #20

Wickr is named as each step was encrypted like a basket IbogaProject Mar 26 #39

Both of those are decent if one recognizes their limits IbogaProject Saturday #58

This is the kind of opsec debacle that lost a F-117. Marcuse Mar 26 #16

Well Done! MayReasonRule Mar 26 #18

I guess it makes it easy for Russia. And anyone else who hacks Signal. 58Sunliner Mar 26 #25

Almost a signal of total stand down. bucolic_frolic Mar 26 #30

Firing squad. kacekwl Mar 26 #26

If true, there needs to be prison time. Martin Eden Mar 26 #27

As Long As I'm Online This Evening I'll Continue To Check For Updates From Other Sources MayReasonRule Mar 26 #28

No word on 5pm news yet, as the topic is being discussed Martin Eden Mar 26 #29

Right On. Thank's Y'all! MayReasonRule Mar 26 #31

So who, specifically, signed off on the contract to install Signal on government devices? fargone Mar 26 #34

this was included in Project 2025 Skittles Mar 26 #37

The point is that ordinary phones are wildly vulnerable, despite "Secure" apps. usonian Mar 26 #38

NOW can we boot the monsters out??? ailsagirl Mar 26 #42

It's a disgrace proud patriot Mar 26 #45

"Policy"?? What policy? Jack Valentino Mar 26 #47

I call Wildfire. The whole apparatus of our military is now wide open to Russia. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 27 #48

Simple and easy for our congressmen and spokespeople: repeat as needed Hieronymus Phact Mar 27 #51

Reason for Signal use Jvp Mar 27 #53

The First Rule About NSA Signals Intelligence Is That You Don't Talk About NSA Signals Intelligence MayReasonRule Mar 27 #54