Source: International Business Times
The Signal messaging app is renowned for its encryption, but its use by top Trump administration officials to discuss military planning has raised security concerns AFP Signal is an end-to-end encrypted messaging app that is considered one of the most secure in the world by security professionals, but was never intended to be the go-to choice for White House officials planning a military operation. What differentiates it from other messaging apps, and why has its use by top Trump officials plotting strikes on Yemen raised concerns?End-to-end encryption means that any sent message travels in a scrambled form and can only be deciphered by the end user. Nobody in between -- not the company providing the service, not your internet provider, nor hackers intercepting the message -- can read the content because they don't have the keys to unlock it.
