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Group Chats About ICE Whereabouts Are Protected Speech. The FBI Is Investigating Anyway.

FBI Director Kash Patel pays lip service to the First and Second Amendments while casting suspicion on people who exercise their First or Second Amendment rights.

Reason

FBI to investigate Minneapolis activists after far-right claim about Signal chats

The FBI director, Kash Patel, said the inquiry followed a far-right influencer’s post about anti-ICE Signal chats

The Guardian - US

Half of veterans leave their first post-military jobs in less than a year, and spouses face sky-high unemployment—This CEO has a $500 million fix

USAA CEO Juan C. Andrade says some veterans lose “their sense of belonging” in transitioning to corporate jobs. The company hopes fellowships, mentorship, and policy advocacy can help them get back on their feet.

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Go Ahead, Tell It Everything: Finally, an AI That Takes Your Secrets to the Grave

The new project launched by Signal co-founder Moxie Marlinspike called Confer has a backend designed to not keep its users' data.

International Business Times UK

Leaked Signal Chat Shows NH Education Chair Kristin Noble Backing 'Whites-Only' Schools

Leaked Signal messages attributed to New Hampshire education committee chair Kristin Noble have ignited controversy, drawing scrutiny over remarks interpreted as endorsing segregated schools.

International Business Times UK

Signal’s founder is taking on ChatGPT — here’s why the ‘truly private AI’ can’t leak your chats

Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike has launched Confer, a privacy-first AI assistant designed to ensure your conversations can’t be read, stored, or leaked.

TechRadar

Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog

An independent review of the newly implemented National Security Act suggests that developers of encrypted messaging apps may be considered hostile actors. This, as lawmakers' pressure against encryption keeps growing.

TechRadar

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From Signal to Silence: Erika Kirk's Non-Answer Becomes Latest Setback for JD Vance

JD Vance faces a major setback after Erika Kirk refused to endorse him for 2028, deepening a political crisis already fuelled by reports of his leaked national security Signal chat.

International Business Times UK

Republican lawmaker says Hegseth’s credibility is ‘ruined,’ citing Signalgate and Ukraine: ‘Poor decision making’

Rep Don Bacon, a retired Air Force brigadier general, called the Inspector General’s Signalgate report exonerating Hegseth, ‘baloney’

The Independent UK

Impeachment Buzz Sweeps Washington With Hegseth As A Target; Is Trump Next?

Rep. Shri Thanedar has filed articles of impeachment against Secretary Pete Hegseth, citing an IG report on Signal messages and lethal boat strikes; SouthCom confirms a fresh strike directed by Hegseth.

International Business Times UK

Belgian drug chief calls on EU to pressure encrypted apps to work with law enforcement

Belgium’s first-ever National Drug Commissioner, Ine Van Wymersch, tells Euronews that the European Union needs to crack down on encrypted messaging platforms that allow drug traffickers to coordinate their criminal operations.

Euronews

JD Vance texted in Hegseth’s infamous Signalgate group at 2:30am after scandal broke

Vance received no response to his message, which was sent a day after news broke of a journalist being added to the chat

The Independent UK

'This Chat's Kind of Dead' JD Vance Went Back to Unsecured Signal Chat After Massive Leak

Vice President JD Vance shocked many by returning to the unsecured Signal group chat, a day after their conversation leaked.

International Business Times UK

Pentagon Probe Finds Hegseth Endangered Troops: Signal Chat Leaked Sensitive War Plans to Journalist

Pentagon inspector general finds Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth jeopardised troops by sharing classified Yemen operation details through Signal chat with Trump officials and journalists.

International Business Times UK

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Pentagon Investigation Reveals Hegseth Texted Real-Time Strike Details on Signal, Putting U.S. Forces at Risk

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed sensitive operational information about U.S. airstrikes in Yemen using the encrypted messaging app Signal, raising concerns that he may have put American personnel and missions at risk, according to a Pentagon report.

The Independent UK

Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, AP sources say

The Pentagon’s watchdog has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen

The Conversation

A hard year for federal workers offers a real-time lesson in resilience

Imagine going from having a book club with your co-workers to seeing them only on a Signal chat where every member has to be vetted – and the main conversation topic is when you might lose your job.

Fortune

Signal’s president warns AI agents are an existential threat to secure messaging apps

AI agents promise convenience, but Signal’s president warns their deep access to personal data could power a wave of security failures for which the tech industry is unprepared.

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‘How long would it take’: FBI recovers disturbing Signal messages from Florida man who allegedly had plans to livestream something horrific

A truly terrifying close call averted.

The Independent UK

Florida man discussed livestreaming neo-Nazi terror attack before being busted by the feds, authorities say

Exclusive: The father of 20-year-old Lucas Alexander Temple, who was there when his son was arrested, told The Independent that he didn’t want to “inadvertently say anything that might hurt his case.”

The Independent UK

FBI hacked into Signal group chats of immigration activists who watched court proceedings in New York, report says

The FBI allegedly described the activists, who observe court cases to ensure good legal practices, as ‘anarchist violent extremist actors’

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Outrage after Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’

US president roundly decried for Truth Social post after lawmakers told military personnel to refuse illegal orders. Plus, Superman comic found in attic becomes most expensive ever sold

The Guardian - US

The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal

Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings

TechRadar

Chat Control isn’t dead, Denmark has a new proposal − here’s all we know

Denmark withdraws the mandatory scanning of all our private chats in the EU. Yet, the Chat Control battle is still up and going.

TechRadar

Encryption is under attack – but it's "vital for law enforcement," says former US investigator

During a discussion at an event for Global Encryption Day 2025, a former investigator joined technologists and activists in the call to protect encryption.

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