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

submitted 1 day 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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[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

By default they're not but I mean you could just pick up another camera and take a picture of the screen anyway, so you're not really preventing anything by disabling it.

[–] Tilgare@lemmy.world -1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Right, so how do the other solutions solve this problem then? Kinda undercutting your own security argument with ways that NOTHING is actually secure.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

so how do the other solutions solve this problem then?

As I've already explained, by allowing for multiple and anonymous accounts without a phone number requirement.

They can take all the screenshots they want but there's nothing of value for them to target the participants.

[–] Tilgare@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Yeah, I guess that's true - I was thinking about keeping the contents of the messages secure when I asked. But so long as you don't give enough context to dox yourself, you're right that at least individuals are not directly identifyable.