"With ICE and CBP roaming the streets, united community action is more important than ever right now - from local mutual aid groups to school safety patrols. Known for its privacy features and end-to-end encryption, the Signal messaging app has become a popular platform for organizing these community groups. Signal can be a great tool for private messaging, but it's at its best if you know how to use all the privacy options."
""People have a First Amendment right to observe, document, and communicate information about law enforcement activity," senior staff attorney at the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) F. Mario Trujillo tells The Verge. "There is nothing about using Signal that changes that. There is a gulf between protected First Amendment activity on the one hand and unlawful threats or physical violence on the other. The government has consistently conflated the two.""
Increased ICE and CBP presence has heightened the need for united community action, from mutual aid groups to school safety patrols. Signal's privacy features and end-to-end encryption have made it a popular platform for organizing local groups. Many privacy options on Signal are not automatic or immediately obvious, so users should learn settings and follow best practices for participating in and leading group chats. First Amendment rights to observe, document, and communicate about law enforcement activity remain when using Signal, while unlawful threats and physical violence are not protected. Signal's security makes it a preferable choice for privacy-conscious organizers who act lawfully.
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