Signal purports to be an open-source app that prioritizes user privacy. It stores minimal data on its servers — phone numbers, join dates and last logins — while keeping messages, contacts and ...

However, if you use the app as intended, there are a lot of protections built into Signal to help prevent conversations from falling into the wrong hands. What is Signal, and what makes it private?

Signal has been the most high-profile app in the news lately because of the controversy surrounding its use by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Signal is a secure messaging platform known for end ...

Signal is in the news because of a security failure; whether or not the app is "secure" depends mostly on how you use it, and why. This article, Viewpoint: Is the Signal app really that secure ...

Serious national security concerns have been brought to the forefront this week — and they’re linked to a secure messaging app called Signal. White House staffers have come under fire after ...

The nonprofit Signal Foundation was set up in 2018 to support the app’s operations as well as “investigate the future of private communication,” according to the foundation’s website.

“In general, Signal is widely considered the most secure consumer messaging app because third parties can verify its security claims, and the company does not have access to metadata about your ...