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The FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE, Patel says (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 1 week ago by yonderbarn@lazysoci.al to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34598392

FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday that he had opened an investigation into the Signal group text chats that Minnesota residents are using to share information about federal immigration agents’ movements, launching a new front in the Trump administration’s conflict there with potential free speech implications.

Patel said in an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson that he wanted to know whether any Minnesota residents had put federal agents “in harm’s way” with activities such as sharing agents’ license plate numbers and locations.

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[–] Tilgare@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (10 children)

At this point, I don't even know why Signal shouldn't be used here. But I'm so sick of the stream of good apps that enshitify and get replaced by apps that also enshitify. I assume something like that has happened here. Is nobody left on this fucking planet that will stand up for the things they believe in?

[–] artyom@piefed.social -1 points 1 week ago (9 children)

don't even know why Signal shouldn't be used here

Because Signal does not support anonymity. If someone joins the group using their real name, they've just doxxed themselves and painted targets on their backs.

[–] Tilgare@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (8 children)

But doesn't Signal support disappearing messages? And end to end encryption? Meaning they'd need a recipient's phone in order to see them at all. Although, now that I'm thinking it through in this context of a big group chat full of people you don't/barely know, I can see the higher risk profile. So it's bad in this circumstance, assuming messages are persistent.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 8 points 1 week ago

Disappearing messages are a client side convention, they are not part of the protocol, they cannot be enforced. There are signal clients that never expire messages, screen capture, archive, etc

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