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> Aren't these the same people who apparently used Signal with a journalist in the chat, and had military conversations in that very chat? Signal is one of the
by drnick1 7mo ago
> Aren't these the same people who apparently used Signal with a journalist in the chat, and had military conversations in that very chat?
Signal is one of the most secure communication platforms out there, but it is obviously not immune to human error or social engineering.
- embedding-shape 7mo agoOk? Signal is not the topic of my comment really, nor has anyone claimed it's less secure than other chat apps.
- mikeyouse 7mo agoAlso wildly illegal to use to conduct government business, especially confidential government business. (and yes the messages were auto-deleting and largely lost before anyone chimes in with technically they could be archived!)
- nickburns 7mo agoIt was a custom (presumably DoD-approved) build. And the story gets much better than that: https://youtu.be/KFYyfrTIPQY&t=724 https://youtu.be/KFYyfrTIPQY&t=724
- krisoft 7mo ago> Signal is one of the most secure communication platforms out there That might be true amongst the communication platforms available for the average Joe. It is definietly not the most secure communication platform available for someone high ranking in the USA government. > it is obviously not immune to human error or social engineering Nothing is immune. But there are systems more and systems less prone to these issues.
- esseph 7mo agohttps://www.404media.co/the-signal-clone-the-trump-admin-uses-was-hacked/ https://www.404media.co/the-signal-clone-the-trump-admin-use...