<p>So the whole point of Signal is that it doesn't store client messages on the server, making it pointless for hackers/governments to steal/require any data from it.</p><p>Trump's goons didn't use Signal. They used a fork. Which does archive messages on the server, thus completely negating the Signal's advantage. Making it possible to hack and steal. Which is, apparently, what did happen: <a href="https://www.404media.co/the-signal-clone-the-trump-admin-uses-was-hacked/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/the-signal-clone-t</span><span class="invisible">he-trump-admin-uses-was-hacked/</span></a></p>
