The popularity of the Signal messenger has increased sharply after a loud scandal related to the leakage of secret information of the US Presidential Administration. The journalist accidentally got to a closed chat in Signal, which discussed the details of a military operation in Yemen.
On March 24, the editor -in -chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg reported that he was accidentally added to the US Presidential Administration. The officials discussed the plans of the Air Force on the positions of the Yemeni Hussites.
The incident has caused widespread resonance as it confirmed the use of Signal by high -ranking officials to discuss state secrets.
After Goldberg's publication, Signal loading worldwide has increased by 28% compared to the last month. In the US, this figure reached 45%, and in Yemen - 42%.
Particularly sharp growth occurred in Yemen: the messenger, which previously occupied the 50th position in the rating of applications for social networks, rose to 9th place.
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Safety and privacy. Signal uses cross -cutting encryption, which makes correspondence inaccessible to outsiders.
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Trust from government officials and activists. The use of the messenger by high -ranking officials has confirmed its effectiveness for protected communication.
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Interest in users. After the scandal, more people began to download Signal, considering it as an alternative to WhatsApp and Telegram.
