Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike joked that “Signalgate” is one of the many reasons to use the app. Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch Last week’s revelations about a group chat ...

Right? A lot of people seem to be answering this question with a strong yes as they rush to download Signal. While the news that US officials were discussing the country's war plans on an app like ...

TechCrunch has reported that Signal downloads have increased in the wake of a case in which senior US government officials were found to be using the messaging app to discuss secret military ...

Investing.com -- The Secure messaging app Signal experienced a significant download increase following last week’s SignalGate event. The app was mentioned after The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey ...

leading to Signal downloads in the US jumping by 45% in a single day. The boost came after news broke that Trump officials had been discussing military plans for a Houthi strike inside a private ...

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It's still not a good idea to use the app for sensitive government information, and it's weird that we have to keep saying that.

When the Atlantic's story broke on Monday, worldwide Signal downloads on iOS and Google Play were up 28% from the daily average over the last 30 days, per app intelligence firm Appfigures. In the U.S.