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Here's the source code for the unofficial Signal app used by Trump officials (micahflee.com)
submitted 1 month ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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Yesterday, I published an analysis of what I could publicly find about TM SGNL, the obscure and unofficial Signal app used by Mike Waltz, and presumably also by Pete Hegseth, JD Vance, Tulsi Gabbard, and other fascists in Trump's government. Afterwards, someone privately sent me the URL

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[–] plz1@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The hardcoded credentials are a major red flag.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He says it's backdoored but doesn't provide any evidence?

[–] Rose@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

In the previous post, Lee also claimed the app may violate Signal's GPL license, but GPL allows for commercial use.