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Wow I didn't realize that Signal is run on Amazon's servers and that they contract with the CIA. This article has some interesting points to mitigate the privacy concerns of this real popular service: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/signal-messenger-guide-to-avoid-privacy-mistakes/

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[–] Lime66@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If that was the case then how come the FBI subpoenaed signal for that information and didn't get it

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They did though. Individuals who are on the contact lists of on on individual can get investigated

[–] Lime66@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The contact list built into your phone? Because that isn't encrypted of course they would get it

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Last time I checked signal had phone numbers in there servers.