Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was inadvertently added to a Signal group chat comprising 17 U.S. government officials discussing airstrikes in Yemen. This raised critical questions regarding how phone numbers are managed within messaging apps. National security adviser Mike Waltz suggested his number had been 'sucked in' from another contact, while Goldberg refuted this notion, clarifying the direct association of their phone numbers. Meanwhile, Signal's president Meredith Whittaker noted the increased scrutiny on their platform and defended its reputation as a leading secure communication tool.
This isn't The Matrix. Phone numbers don't just get sucked into other phones. My phone number was in his phone because my phone number is in his phone.
Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Signal is the 'gold standard for private, secure communications.'
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