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isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
So the whole point of Signal is that it doesn't store client messages on the server, making it pointless for hackers/governments to steal/require any data from it.
Trump's goons didn't use Signal. They used a fork. Which does archive messages on the server, thus completely negating the Signal's advantage. Making it possible to hack and steal. Which is, apparently, what did happen: https://www.404media.co/the-signal-clone-the-trump-admin-uses-was-hacked/