Signal is a "private" instant messenger.
-You cannot create an account in Signal without giving it your phone number.
-Signal claims to be a Peer-To-Peer messenger. But this is not true because Signal stores your phone number in the servers.1
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- The Signal legal terms3 claims they have the
- decryption keys:
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- "Additional technical information is stored on our servers,
- including randomly generated authentication tokens, keys, push
- tokens, and other material that is necessary to establish
- calls and transmit messages. Signal limits this additional
- technical information to the minimum required to operate the
- Services."
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- It also says it would give info to the government and law
- enforcement agencies:
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- Third Parties. We work with third parties to provide some of our
- Services. For example, our Third-Party Providers send a
- verification code to your phone number when you register for our
- Services. These providers are bound by their Privacy Policies to
- safeguard that information. If you use other Third-Party
- Services like YouTube, Spotify, Giphy, etc. in connection with
- our Services, their Terms and Privacy Policies govern your use
- of those services.
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- Please note the "Services like youtube, spotify, giphy". Those
- sites are in the Signal source code4, so they can spy
- on you.
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- Then, we have this:
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- Other instances where Signal may need to share your data
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- To meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request.
- To enforce applicable Terms, including investigation of potential violations.
- To detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues.
- To protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of Signal, our users, or the public as required or permitted by law.
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1: A Look Into Signal’s Encrypted Profiles
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