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Why would someone use Signal? What to know about the messaging app that Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials have relied on.

The messaging app Signal is making headlines again, with the news that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used it for a chat with his wife, his personal lawyer and others in which he shared sensitive ...
USA Today

Reports say US defense secretary shared attack details in 2nd Signal chat. What is Signal?

The Signal chat, intended for administrative discussions, reportedly included about a dozen people and revealed the airstrike schedule. Signal is an end-to-end encrypted messaging app touted for its ...
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Signal president Meredith Whittaker: ‘In technology, it’s way too easy for marketing to replace substance. That’s what’s happened with Telegram’

Whittaker speaks fluently about the privacy failings of WhatsApp and Telegram. WhatsApp, which uses Signal’s technology, ...
AOL

I Tried Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, and This Is the One I'd Recommend

The messaging app Signal made news in March after a handful of White House officials, including Vice President JD Vance, used the app to communicate with each other (and, inadvertently, a journalist) ...
Morningstar

Why would someone use Signal? What to know about the messaging app that Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials have relied on.

The chat app, which is run by a nonprofit foundation, has been downloaded 220 million times. Here's what to know about Signal, including who owns it and whether it's safe to use. The messaging app ...