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The US Senate Is Using Signal

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The US Senate just approved Signal for staff use. Signal is a secure messaging app with no backdoor, and no large corporate owner who can be pressured to install a backdoor.

Susan Landau comments.

Maybe I’m being optimistic, but I think we just won the Crypto War. A very important part of the US government is prioritizing security over surveillance.

Tags: Android, backdoors, crypto wars, cybersecurity, iPhone, national security policy, Signal

Posted on May 17, 2017 at 2:45 PM89 Comments

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