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I don't use Signal, and am unfamiliar with the UI/UX. However, it seems more plausible to me that Jeffrey Goldberg is in someone's contact list from previous o
by Alupis 2y ago
I don't use Signal, and am unfamiliar with the UI/UX.
However, it seems more plausible to me that Jeffrey Goldberg is in someone's contact list from previous on-purpose leaks (to control narrative, etc, typical "anonymous sources say" stuff) - and was accidentally added to this group.
- Vox_Leone 2y agoIt could happen on Whatsapp. I've seen a lot of groups where everybody is an admin.
- Zak 2y agoWhen adding people to a chat, it shows the contact list from the device, with avatars. It is also possible to manually enter a phone number or username. It's very likely that senior government officials have a phone with journalists saved in the contacts. It's easy to imagine why there are rules against using the same phone for secret war stuff, yet here we are.
- GoblinSlayer 2y agoIt could be just a different profile.
- Zak 2y agoThat would solve the problem of accidentally adding journalists to chats, but phones belonging to high level officials are surely targets for the intelligence services of hostile nations. A phone that's used casually, taken to foreign countries, and not actively managed by security professionals is at high risk of being compromised given that threat model.