A photograph of Trump administration official Mike Waltz’s phone shows him using an unofficial version of Signal designed to archive messages during a cabinet meeting.

Mike Waltz, who was until Thursday U.S. National Security Advisor, has inadvertently revealed he is using an obscure and unofficial version of Signal that is designed to archive messages, raising questions about what classification of information officials are discussing on the app and how that data is being secured, 404 Media has found.

On Thursday Reuters published a photograph of Waltz checking his mobile phone during a cabinet meeting held by Donald Trump.

The screen appears to show messages from various top level government officials, including JD Vance, Tulsi Gabbard, and Marco Rubio.

  • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
    441·
    14 days ago

    Jd Vance:

    I have conformation from my counterpart its turned off. He’ll be there.

    Oh boy! Here we go a crimin’ again! ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ

  • 4am@lemm.ee
    41·
    14 days ago

    So these convos are backed up somewhere. Outside of government control. Great.

    No wonder they moved fast to block any investigation

    • PenguinMage@lemmy.world
      8·
      14 days ago

      Noooo, it’s not that they’re guilty of anything… it’s to protect from the deep state and the radical left commiefascist"insertbuzzword"s! I’d put “hey look at the bunny” but these assholes aren’t even trying to distract anymore, it’s just plain and simple corrupt government running for their own best interests while throwing out half hearted stupid sound bites to appease the brain washed.

  • Fingolfinz@lemmy.world
    19·
    14 days ago

    Let your local magats know how you feel about being subjected to this shit show daily. Really let them know how you feel.

  • LupusBlackfur@lemmy.world
    191·
    14 days ago

    “We are currently clean on OPSEC.”

    “Only the best people.”

    These fucking clowns. I’ve lived through an awful lot of Gov’t by the Stupid…

    (Remember when we thought Bush the Younger was the dumbest president ever…??)

    But this freak show simply outdoes anything that came before. 🙄 🤡 🖕

  • clonedhuman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    14 days ago

    The article makes me wonder if Waltz is intentionally countering the counter-revolution.

    Either that, or he’s just stupid as fuck.

    Maybe both.

  • Ænima@lemm.ee
    15·
    14 days ago

    Could it be that Mike was the insider that was leaking stuff to the media and this archiveable version of Signal is to be able to prove and/or keep Signal conversations that would otherwise be removed from the official app? I mean, just them using Signal is a violation of the Records Act, no, due to the ability to remove entire chats after a period of time? Everyone thinks he’s incompetent or dumb, but he may have added that reporter on purpose to expose their use of Signal in the first place and he’s using this unofficial version to save chats we would otherwise not have record of. If the insider info stops now, we’ll know why.

  • iAvicenna@lemmy.world
    12·
    14 days ago

    lol this guy can assemble into a whole war thunder forum on his own

    “send top secret government chats to a server in Israel?”

    YES / LATER

  • Vytle@lemmy.world
    133·
    14 days ago

    Yo this is a real interesting read but the title is straight clickbait that makes it seem like the gov’t is externally archiving signal messages for citizens.

      • Fingolfinz@lemmy.world
        3·
        14 days ago

        They will so make them afraid for being who they are. It’s time they really feel our dissatisfaction with them for subjecting us all to this bullshit.