[vajrabum]

There are laws about this sort of thing that have severe penalties attached. When I was in the Navy handling encryption gear I had to sign a paper that stated that I understood that compromise of the secrets I'd been entrusted with could lead to the death penalty. Are you saying that shouldn't be true? Or shouldn't be true for people above a certain level?

Are you claiming that Signal running on consumer iPhone and Android devices where Pegasys and 0-days are for sale is secure?

Are you claiming that it's secure to conduct classified business on a platform where you can add anyone to the conversation without the appropriate documented approvals?

[vaadu]

On March 25, CIA Director John Ratcliffe told the Senate Intelligence Committee that when he became director, he was given a phone with Signal pre-loaded. He was briefed that Signal was “permissible” for work use, and “That is a practice that preceded the current administration to the Biden administration.”

[mrguyorama]

It is permissible for non-classified stuff, the way you and I (and indeed, even the tightest of fed agencies) use teams.

Christ people, at work if I send some emails without encryption I would be fired. If I knowingly tried to get around records laws I would be fired.

The amount of motivated reasoning, just to excuse anything these incompetent and WILLFULLY bad at their jobs shitheads do is infuriating.

[dismalaf]

I have no idea what the US government's policy is, especially across branches. I'm not American.

I do know that the Signal algorithm is considered among the most secure, and has been considered the safest option for political dissidents, journalists, etc...

I also know some governments do use commercially available messengers (and OSes, and phones).

The CIA director also seemed to indicate that Signal was installed on all their phones.