[Ragnarork]

> - There's a lot of allegations that they don't need VCs because they have backing from the USA army.

Citation needed. Strange allegations (and from whom?) when the pentagon itself has discouraged using Signal in an official capacity...[0]

[0]https://abcnews.go.com/Business/what-is-signal-messaging-enc...:

> The Pentagon's internal watchdog criticized a former official's use of the Signal app in 2021, calling it a breach of the department's "records retention policies" and an unauthorized means of communicating sensitive information.

> "Signal is not approved by the DoD as an authorized electronic messaging and voice-calling application," the report asserted, adding that "the use of Signal to discuss official DoD information does not comply with Freedom of Information Act requirements and DoD's records retention policies."

[pphysch]

The highest military council in the country uses Signal to communicate. I think violating FOIA is probably part of the appeal. Or they use that modified Israeli client that stores messages to address those concerns.

[godelski]

They don't use Signal. They use an app that wraps around Signal. There is in fact a difference. Specifically because the purpose of that app is to do exactly what you're accusing Signal of doing. If Signal already did this... why would they pay for the other app?

[pphysch]

What am I "accusing Signal of doing"?