Topic: signal app
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Master Signal Group Chats: A Community Organizer's Guide
Signal is a secure messaging app valued for its privacy features, enabling private coordination of community safety and support networks. The app's security protects lawful organizing and free speech, but users must proactively adjust privacy settings like hiding their phone number and enabling s...
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DOJ Seized Reporter's Garmin and Files in Overreach
The Department of Justice's seizure of a reporter's devices and encrypted files appears to violate the Privacy Protection Act, which protects journalists' work, raising concerns about press freedom. The FBI used the reporter's own published article about her security practices to justify seizing ...
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Signal Chief: Why We Must Use AWS for Encryption
Signal's reliance on major cloud providers like AWS is due to extreme market concentration, where only a few corporations control the global infrastructure necessary for worldwide communication. Operating a global, real-time platform like Signal requires immense technical resources, including a p...
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Apple's Lockdown Mode Stumps FBI in Journalist Phone Probe
The FBI cannot access a reporter's seized iPhone due to Apple's Lockdown Mode, highlighting a conflict between law enforcement needs and strong privacy tools. While the iPhone remains secure, agents accessed one of her laptops using its fingerprint reader, viewing some encrypted Signal messages. ...
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