This needs to be fixed. I can think right now of a place it could send someone to prison:
A sheriff's department in the South suspects a woman has left town,might be seeking an abortion and they know her phone number by any of the usual methods.
A detective fires up Signal and sends her a photo of ANYTHING, not indicating he's with the cops. If the target receives the message while in an out of state city containing a clinic known for abortion, that could be enough for a search warrant targetting her phone (for comms) her bank account (for payment information) and social media accounts. This could easily escalate to a conviction and a prison sentence.
LukefromDC /
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2025-01-22 04:19:23
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