Sheesh, the US is sure getting scary. Well, it's a good thing it would be impossible to trace Signal to someone via metadata like a phone number, right?

submitted by mistermodal to privacy 388 points | 98 comments Even State Department-funded Human Rights Watch admits that authorities combine legal and illegal methods to obtain convictions: text.hrw.org/…/secret-origins-evidence-us-crimina… Combining dragnet surveillance with device hacking is intended in the design of both tools. Hence, State Department-funded Signal dupes you into handing over your identity as part of the population-centric mapping. In custody, your phone will be hacked when it is taken away if it’s important. xcancel.com/hannahcrileyy/…/2034273723667161480#m