Signal protects conversations, but it was never designed to safeguard U.S. war plans — and using it that way carried real ...

A magazine journalist's account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive information is ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — U.S. Rep. André Carson on Wednesday called for consequences after Trump administration officials used the Signal app to discuss a planned air strike. Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor ...

Signal has been the most high-profile app in the news lately because of the controversy surrounding its use by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Signal is a secure messaging platform known for ...

Amid the fallout regarding a Signal chat among senior national security officials that inadvertently included The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg, tech expert Ken Colburn of Data Doctors ...

A popular messaging app called Signal was recently the preferred communications platform for top officials in the Trump administration to discuss secret war plans. But the use of the app, widely ...

Question: What’s the difference between Signal and WhatsApp, and should I switch? Answer: Until recent news involving the Signal app, it was a relatively unknown messaging app compared with WhatsApp ...

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate the risks associated with Trump administration officials using TeleMessage, a Signal-like messaging app, which was ...

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Some strategies on how to best use Signal to keep your messaging secure. Some strategies on how to best use Signal to keep your messaging secure. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the ...

Signal and WhatsApp are both end-to-end encrypted messaging apps, but they differ in ownership and data collection practices. WhatsApp, owned by Meta, collects metadata on users, while Signal, a ...