Signal, WhatsApp, and iMessage: Which messaging app is most ...

Signal, WhatsApp, and iMessage: Which messaging app is most secure?

The Star | 2025-04-05 04:06

Most of these apps offer a secure form of E2EE for consumers, but there is no guarantee your messages will stay secret if you text them to a journalist. -- AP I don't know very much about what goes into war planning, but I assume that the communications infrastructure that supports that kind of thing is a solved problem for the government. There are secure telephone and video systems, as well as Secure Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) that allow the key players to review the most sensitive information about military activities. Typically, I assume, those sorts of conversations aren't had using consumer messaging platforms on the Secretary of Defense's iPhone. Also, I sort of assume that the people involved are smart enough and tech-savvy enough to notice that a journalist has entered the group chat. Apparently, not. There are a lot of questions raised by what is now certain...

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