SignalRight now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/
One piece of misinfo we need to address is the claim that there are ‘vulnerabilities’ in Signal. This isn’t accurate. Reporting on a Pentagon advisory memo appears to be at the heart of the misunderstanding: https://npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5339801/pentagon-email-signal-vulnerability. The memo used the term ‘vulnerability’ in relation to Signal—but it had nothing to do with Signal’s core tech. It was warning against phishing scams targeting Signal users. 2/
BananaCocoYuck@signalapp it isn’t surprising that NPR would get it wrong.
Acroamatis 🇨🇦In what way did the NPR article get it wrong? They reported on a government memo suggesting vulnerability, but also contacted Signal to get the actual truth.
@acroamatis @signalapp Well one of us can’t read.
Joyful Jonny@byuck goodbye boring thingamajig