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surely signal has at least the IP address used to connect to their service? aren't they by law required to log that?
by _zoltan_ 5y ago
surely signal has at least the IP address used to connect to their service? aren't they by law required to log that?
- salawat 5y agoNo, why would they be? Just because everyone else logs more info than they should doesn't mean everyone has too.
- zucker42 5y agoWhich law requires you to log the IP address used to connect to your service?
- flipbrad 5y agoIn the EU, I'm afraid, the answer would be: plenty. Look at French law for instance.
- chki 5y agoCan you give more specifics? "French law" is quite broad.
- flipbrad 5y agoSure! https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000023646013 https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000023646013 On the books since 2011. Upheld in a recent decision of France's supreme court despite what some thought to be quite clearly contrary EU caselaw (which takes precedence over national law, roughly speaking) https://www.nextinpact.com/article/45613/comment-conseil-detat-a-sauve-conservation-donnees-connexion https://www.nextinpact.com/article/45613/comment-conseil-det...
- sigzero 5y agoSwitzerland required ProtonMail to log ip addresses. https://threatpost.com/protonmail-log-ip-address-french-activist/169242/ https://threatpost.com/protonmail-log-ip-address-french-acti... From that article: “The internet is generally not anonymous, and if you are breaking Swiss law, a law-abiding company such as ProtonMail can be legally compelled to log your IP address.”
- xorcist 5y agoThey have your phone number and (trivially reversible hashes of) your phonebook. They must keep this data hot because they can send "this specific person in your phonebook just installed signal" messages.