How could anyone know, unless they have contributed to Signal's repo ?
Presumably within Signal, there are plenty of weak points. And certainly Signal's ability to modify their app as they please doesn't fit within the OPSEC guidelines.
The question is: why would one of the most powerful militaries on the planet use a consumer app, regardless of its reputation ?
And the answer is: because the Trump administration is compromised.
And the answer is: because the Trump administration is compromised.
By whom, exactly? Who benefits? Russia, somehow?
It seems more likely that the administration officials fear being monitored and their conversations leaked by staffers, and they wanted to avoid official recordkeeping requirements. The former may have some merit (though I doubt anyone is going to leak plans to attack Houthis, regardless of their feelings about the Trump administration), the latter is likely illegal and deserving of investigation.
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How could anyone know, unless they have contributed to Signal's repo ?
Presumably within Signal, there are plenty of weak points. And certainly Signal's ability to modify their app as they please doesn't fit within the OPSEC guidelines.
The question is: why would one of the most powerful militaries on the planet use a consumer app, regardless of its reputation ?
And the answer is: because the Trump administration is compromised.
By whom, exactly? Who benefits? Russia, somehow?
It seems more likely that the administration officials fear being monitored and their conversations leaked by staffers, and they wanted to avoid official recordkeeping requirements. The former may have some merit (though I doubt anyone is going to leak plans to attack Houthis, regardless of their feelings about the Trump administration), the latter is likely illegal and deserving of investigation.
Originally, I thought it was Russia.
Lately I've been wondering if its Israel or Saudi Arabia