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What Is Signal, the App Used to Accidentally Send a Reporter Military Plans?

During Donald Trump's presidency, top administration officials, including Jeffrey Goldberg, accidentally shared highly sensitive attack plans concerning Iranian-backed militants in Yemen with a journalist via the messaging app Signal.
Signal is a free, secure messaging service founded in 2012 by Moxie Marlinspike, offering end-to-end encryption, which protects conversations from being accessed by third parties and is widely used by government officials, politicians, and military personnel.
The use of Signal by government officials for work-related matters, including the discussion of military strikes, raises concerns about potential violations of the Presidential Records Act and federal law, which require government-approved communication channels and the preservation of documents by the National Archives.
A White House National Security Council spokesperson confirmed the authenticity of the Signal message chain, stating, "This appears to be an authentic message chain, and we are reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain."
Signal's emphasis on privacy, including end-to-end encryption and minimal data collection, has led to its widespread adoption and unprecedented growth, especially following privacy concerns surrounding other messaging apps like WhatsApp, though some experts question its suitability for exchanging sensitive national security information, with Ben Wood stating, "it is hard to believe Signal is suitable for exchanging messages related to national security.

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* Background… Signal is an open-source, encrypted messaging service for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. The instant messaging function includes sending text, voice notes, images, videos, and other files. Communication may be one-to-one between users or may involve group messaging. […] Signal has a feature for scheduling messages. In addition, timers may [...]

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