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Tories Switch to Messaging App Signal after WhatsApp Leaks

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WhatsApp has been plagued with security problems, often making supposedly secret communications visible to unauthorized people. See https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site:privacyblog.com+whats+app for past stories about WhatsApp’s many security problems.

Now politicians in England have moved to a more secure messaging app following years of leaks from WhatsApp groups.

You can read more in an article in The Guardian web site at: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/17/tories-switch-to-messaging-app-signal-to-curb-whatsapp-leaks.

What text messaging app are YOU using? Also, who is reading your text messages?

Categories: Online Privacy & Security

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