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

Wed Mar 26, 2025, 05:24 PM

Mar 26

Signal touts the privacy of its service — and experts agree it is more secure than conventional texting.

But it could be hacked.

Government officials have used Signal for organizational correspondence, such as scheduling sensitive meetings, but in the Biden administration, people who had permission to download it on their White House-issued phones were instructed to use the app sparingly, according to a former national security official who served in the administration.

The official, who requested anonymity to speak about methods used to share sensitive information, said Signal was most commonly used to notify someone that they should check for a classified message sent through other means.

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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 Thursday #56

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

They knew better, but they wanted the assumed secrecy and the quick erasure of the whole communication chain. Lonestarblue Thursday #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 Thursday #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 Thursday #49

Yes a number of assets and agents went missing. Irish_Dem Thursday #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 Thursday #48

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

Reason for Signal use Jvp Thursday #53

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