Comment by drnick1
1 day 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.
Also 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!)
It was a custom (presumably DoD-approved) build. And the story gets much better than that:
https://youtu.be/KFYyfrTIPQY&t=724
> 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.
https://www.404media.co/the-signal-clone-the-trump-admin-use...
Ok? Signal is not the topic of my comment really, nor has anyone claimed it's less secure than other chat apps.