A hacker stole data from TeleMessage, exposing messages from its modified Signal, WhatsApp, and other apps sold to the U.S. government.
  • doodledup@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    4 days ago

    Why even use a modified version in the first place? I genuinely don’t understand.

  • leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nlEnglish
    5·
    4 days ago

    anyone have an idea why it has to be an israel-based firm for this sort of contracts? as opposed to a locally owned business/ gov sector, i mean. it just doesn’t feel defensible enough imo.

    • boonhet@lemm.eeEnglish
      12·
      4 days ago

      Because Israel needs to be well funded so all the Jews return to the promised land or whatever. I don’t know the prophecy, just that some people thinks it’ll bring on the end times, which they root for. It’s the uber religious part of the right or something I think.