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Political World Embraces Encrypted-Messaging App Signal Amid Fears of Hacking
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http://www.wsj.com/articles/political-world-embraces-encrypted-messaging-app-amid-fears-of-hacking-1485492485
Political World Embraces Encrypted-Messaging App Signal Amid Fears of Hacking
Aides close to President Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton use app as memory of Wikileaks scandal lingers
By Mara Gay
Updated Jan. 26, 2017 11:57 p.m. ET
Signal, a smartphone app that allows users to send encrypted messages, is gaining popularity in the political world amid rising fears about hacking and surveillance in the wake of a tumultuous election year.
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“It’s funny,” Mr. Marlinspike said. “In the past, people asked, ‘Are you worried terrorists are using it?’ Now they’re asking about politicians.”
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Dick Dadey, executive director of the Citizens Union, an ethics group, said he understood why politicians and their aides would seek to avoid a repeat of the WikiLeaks scandal. But he said that by using apps like Signal, they also could be keeping conversations private that should be made public under freedom of information laws.
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Political World Embraces Encrypted-Messaging App Signal Amid Fears of Hacking
Aides close to President Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton use app as memory of Wikileaks scandal lingers
By Mara Gay
Updated Jan. 26, 2017 11:57 p.m. ET
Signal, a smartphone app that allows users to send encrypted messages, is gaining popularity in the political world amid rising fears about hacking and surveillance in the wake of a tumultuous election year.
<snip>
“It’s funny,” Mr. Marlinspike said. “In the past, people asked, ‘Are you worried terrorists are using it?’ Now they’re asking about politicians.”
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Dick Dadey, executive director of the Citizens Union, an ethics group, said he understood why politicians and their aides would seek to avoid a repeat of the WikiLeaks scandal. But he said that by using apps like Signal, they also could be keeping conversations private that should be made public under freedom of information laws.
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